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<br />Police Department replies to over 1,000 calls for service per month which range in severity from <br />ordinance complaints to crime and resources are allocated appropriately. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff commented that it would seem then that less than one percent of calls <br />per month are related to the Executive Order or mandates. <br /> <br />Police Chief Katers commented that sometimes laws have civil or criminal violations, but some <br />violations are also regulatory (liquor or tobacco licenses). <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if the one case that required regulatory documentation and <br />referral required more or less time than the response to a drunk/disorderly complaint. <br /> <br />Police Chief Katers replied that he can only say the department replied to the one call that required <br />regulatory follow up. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman commented that he believes that the narrative is being pushed to <br />misrepresent the draft resolution. He stated that the intention is not to challenge or override a <br />declaration. He commented that the Council has the authority to delegate how its resources are <br />being spent. He stated that the resolution would not override the Governor and or challenge his <br />authority but would instead state that the City will not allocate its resources on enforcement. He <br />asked if an Executive Order is the same as State law. <br /> <br />City Attorney Langel replied that the EMA states that an Executive Order has the full effect of <br />law. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman asked if the City can direct the police to not enforce the Executive <br />Order or law. <br /> <br />City Attorney Langel replied that the City Council does not have the authority to direct its police <br />department to not enforce State law. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman asked for clarification on the direction of Minneapolis to direct its <br />police to not complete enforcement related to marijuana or sanctuary cities. <br /> <br />City Attorney Langel commented that he is not familiar with that and cannot expound on it. He <br />stated that the police always have their own discretion, and the prosecutor has its own discretion. <br />He stated that the City Council does not have the jurisdiction to tell law enforcement to stop <br />enforcing speed zones or an Executive Order. He stated that his comments are not intended to <br />belittle the Council, but to explain that the Council only has the jurisdiction it has been delegated. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman commented that it would seem that authority exists related to marijuana <br />enforcement and Federal immigration laws. He commented that Minneapolis has decriminalized <br />marijuana and believed that the City Attorney should have knowledge on this topic. He asked if <br />any other metro communities have passed this type of resolution. <br /> <br />City Council / March 9, 2021 <br />Page 13 of 21 <br /> <br />