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<br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br />Administration October 16, 2006 <br />Item Description <br />Reco 'tion of Reserve Officers <br /> <br />Item Number <br />5.l. <br /> <br />Prepared by <br />effre A. Beahen, Chief of Police <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The Police Reserve Unit has five reserve officers who are "retiring" from the unit and will be present to <br />receive recognition for their service to the City. At a minimum, each of these reserve officers has put in <br />190 hours for each year worked, which includes meetings twice a month, first aid training, reserve rides <br />on weekends, as well as the 4th of July and parade details. Many of the reserves who are retiring have put <br />in more than double or triple those yearly hours, working school events, responding to emergency <br />call-outs, patrolling on Halloween and participating in child print details, public fairs, traffic details and <br />other duties as assigned. In many of their cases, when they are ready to leave the reserve force, they have <br />donated thousands of hours to the City of Elk River and those that we serve. Their unselfish dedication <br />and willingness to donate such a tremendous amount of their time, saves the City substantial money, and <br />allows the police department to handle those incidents that would otherwise be very difficult without the <br />logistical support of these skilled volunteers. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />The reserves are leaving after a variety of service career lengths, although some have been here for almost <br />twenty years. They are leaving for many reasons, including family or career changes and relocation. <br />Officer Suchy, Investigator McKernan and Captain Rolfe will be present to award the reserves a small <br />token of the City's appreciation for their service and dedication as volunteers. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />Approximately $30 per reserve officer was spent for the recognition gift. <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Join us in giving our thanks for these volunteer's time and service to our community. <br /> <br />Council Action <br /> <br />Motion by _ <br /> <br />Second by _ <br /> <br />Vote <br /> <br />Follow Up <br /> <br />C:\Documents and Settings\tallard\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKF\REQUEST COUNCIL ACTION (5).doc <br />