Agenda - Council - 11/23/1993 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Later in 1994, the possibility exists for more involvement in DUI enforcement programs, Crimewatch seminars/education and special traffic/security pa~-ols. I will be using Officer Arneson during I994 as a systems manager to train all staff on the use of the new computer system and to work on doing initial troubleshooting of the system. He will also determine for myself and the Sergeant the types of reports that can be. retrieved for department operations. I feel that, at least initially, since he is quite knowledgeable on computers and is an experienced officer, it is best that he be the trainer. It is possible that later another staff person in the City could do hardware and software troubleshooting or it could be contracted out; however the latter could be awkward for minor problems or system questions. The D.A.R.E. program will again be conducted at the Ramsey Elementary School. At this time, the actual class sizes are unknown since we do not know Anoka-Hennepin District I l's plans for Ramsey fifth-graders currently going to school in Anoka. It is possible, but likely that an additional ninety fifth-graders could come into Ramsey Elementary School in the fall start. If this were to be the case, the officer would nearly double his time involvement. With that increase and the bike road-co, and depending on when he would star~ the program, fail of 1994 or January of 1995, hc could nearly double his involvement. With the 1994 staffing level as of Janua.ry I, 1994, the D.A.R.E. officer will be removed from the patrol schedule and will work the D.A.R.E. schedule as needed to properly instruct the program. To clarify this as it relates to the patrol schedule, he will still do some patrol work, but will be off the formal schedule for purposes of counting on his presence. A fall start for D.A.R.E. in t994, without the bike road-eo and at the approximate t993 student toad, would take up about 320 hours of his time. If the 90 additional students come in, however, this could rise to nearly 600. Other duties for him will be to coordinate the Becky Weiss Memorial Bike Road-co and assist patrol, investigation of administration in other areas where those duties do not affect the D.A.R.E. program. This scheduling will end by June 1 st. During this year, we will implement the use of a Community Service Officer (CSO). This position allows us to better use a patrol officer's rime in that the CSO will respond to a variety, of calls that do not need the expertise of a sworn officer. ,Examples of this include, but are not limited to: animal complaints such as loose or barking dogs, dog bites, problematic wild animals, etc.; park usage problems such as lights at the ball fields, park users conduct; performing vacation house checks, bicycling violations; snowmobile education programs, certain zoning code violations. The CSO will do transcribing of officers' taped reports as needed to relieve Administrative office personnel for other duties. If the CSO position cannot be tidied with a person who has these skills, then the CSO will be part-me and a part-me transcriber will come in as needed. This CSO position Mil have a shift that does quite a bit of floating, since them will be times when he or she will have to work mornings to do transcribing or will be working nights for park patrol or afternoons for zoning anc~ animal control. While the CSO could do dog licensing and conduct the pet clinics, I feel the former should be part of a general City License Clerk position that would handle all licenses, including liquor, for the City. 1995 /~DMINISTP, A~TION: During this year we will review the operation of the new com~uter system to determine the efficiency of both hardware and soft ware. With 1994's increase of recorded/ transcribed reports and wi~h closer monitoring of the methods of entering the records, we hope to determine the staff level needed to move into "hard-copy flee" goal for paperwork and know well the range of reports that can be generated from the accumulated data. If the former appears to be practical and beneficial we will select a date and begin pure electronic storage of data, with the exception of unique data, signed originals or other materials not amendable to electronic storage. As to the latter, we can then begin to produce reports that will tel1 us where problem amos, such as