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Police Department <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item ~ 3.4. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Jeffrey A. Beahen. Chief of Police <br /> <br />July 8, 2003 <br /> <br />Replacement of Officer Sarazin <br /> <br />Officer Sarazin has resigned from his position as police officer effective August 12, 2003. He <br />is leaving to attend William Mitchell School of Law. <br /> <br />I am asking permission to make a conditional offer to the next suitable candidate on our <br />current list, and contingent on passing the background, medical and psychological portions <br />of the process, to make a conditional offer of employment to the candidate. <br /> <br />I would also like to ask that we start this next officer as soon as possible, perhaps even a few <br />weeks before Officer Sarazin leaves. With Officer Heldt starting on July 14th, and the <br />position left vacant by the retirement of Chief Zerwas, we will be three officers short on <br />patrol for over three months. This will be a very dramatic loss in officer availability for <br />scheduling and we need to get our new officers on board and trained as soon as possible. <br /> <br />We have had very significant payroll savings over the past five months. Starting the next hire <br />two weeks early will have very little impact on our budget based on the projected payroll <br />savings through the end of the 2003 budget year. <br /> <br /> <br />