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Request for Action <br />City of <br />Elk <br />River <br />To <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date <br />August 4, 2025 <br />Item Description <br />Traffic Safety Officer <br />Item Number <br />11.2 <br />Prepared By <br />Lindsay Brandner, Senior Administrative Assistant <br />Reviewed by <br />David Kuhnly <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br />Action Requested <br />Discuss the feasibility of a grant -funded Traffic Safety Officer position. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The Police Department has been made aware of a grant opportunity through the Department of Public Safety/ <br />Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). <br />The position is fully funded through the grant while the officer is working in the capacity of Traffic Safety <br />Officer (TSO). Because this position is funded through the grant, we are requesting a temporary increase in <br />sworn staffing from 35 officers to 36 officers. The TSO will focus on TZD initiatives with an emphasis on <br />impaired driving enforcement within the City of Elk River. <br />Chief Kuhnly and representatives from the Department of Public Safety will provide detailed information on <br />this proposed position. <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Elk River Mission <br />Attachments <br />TSO - DWI Officer Position <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A avelcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exc ptional service, and community p p W E R E U 6 <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />[�`WURE1105 <br />