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<br />POLICE DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />Provides for overall administration and management of the police <br />department. <br /> <br />Provides for the investigation of criminal incidents and the <br />apprehension of criminal offenders through the gathering, analysis, <br />preservation and presentation of evidence. <br /> <br />Provides for the protection of life and property and an atmosphere of <br />community security through the deterrence of criminal activity by <br />visible patrols; the enforcement of traffic laws and accident <br />investigation; the apprehension of criminal offenders; emergency <br />response services; and the delivery of other community services. <br /> <br />Provides for the supportive service of record maintenance and property <br />inventory and security. <br /> <br />Provides police liaison and D.A.R.E. programs to Elk River schools as <br />agreed upon by the city and school district. <br /> <br />Provides for the enforcement of ordinances relating to the control of <br />animals and the apprehension of unleashed animals. <br /> <br />2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET <br /> <br />This departmental budget is: <br /> <br />- Proposed in the amount of $2,150,600; <br />- A $143,950 or 7.2% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget; <br />- Approximately 36.7% of the total general fund expenditures. <br /> <br />The personal services category represents approximately 87 percent of the <br />total budget. This budget category increases by $105,550 in 2000. One new <br />police officer is scheduled to be added to the department in 2000. Most of the <br />remaining budget increase is in the other services and charges category and <br />relates to communication issues. The city added mobile personal computers <br />to the patrol vehicles in 1999. The annual connection fees for the PC phone <br />lines plus the maintenance contract is $17,000. Additionally, the general <br />telephone expense was estimated low in 1999 so this expenditure has to <br />increase, and finally, the state charges to the city for computer connections <br />increased by $4,000. <br /> <br />The capital outlay expenditures are for the lease purchase of a new copy <br />machine and for the purchase of cameras. In addition to these capital outlay <br />expenditures, it is planned that $136,200 be spent out of equipment <br />certificates for the purchase and set-up of five police patrol vehicles. <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />"- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />