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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />September 27, 2016 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE PROGRAM <br />City Manager Fleming stated Public Safety is a significant part of the City's budget and <br />is almost entirely supported by the general fund. We do not rely on fines to support the <br />program. There is no expectation that enforcement drives service levels. <br />Councilmember Leh appreciated this approach and noted it is good governance and <br />better for the community to know fines don't support the police department's service <br />levels. Councilmember Keany agreed fines should not be a revenue stream for the <br />community. <br />Councilmember Maloney asked what the funding for the new police records <br />management system will include. Chief Hayes stated it is to upgrade to new software. <br />No additional staff is anticipated to be needed to run the system, existing IT staff should <br />be able to accommodate it. The $300,000 initial outlay is for software. Ongoing costs <br />are anticipated at $35,000 per year. <br />City Manager Fleming stated priorities in this program include a new crime prevention <br />technician. Chief Hayes noted there is no full time preventative program position <br />currently; this position would create new programs (crime watch, business watch, etc.), <br />coordinate meetings and programs, do some crime analysis, and some other items. <br />This position could be a sworn officer or a civilian position. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton noted there are additional police officer positions included in both <br />2017 and 2018 in the priority list. City Manager Fleming stated staff is working on <br />staffing comparisons for the Louisville department with other communities for Council to <br />better understand the needs of the department. <br />Councilmember Loo asked if more officers were needed when the existing staff is <br />already getting such positive reports in the citizen survey. City Manager Fleming noted <br />the Police Department is stretched thin even when they are fully staffed. The <br />department needs to cover vacations, injuries, etc. without over taxing staff, and they <br />need to be able to address the growing complexities of policing. Chief Hayes noted call <br />time continues to increase meaning officers have less time to connect with the <br />community in better ways. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated new officers weren't his highest priority, the existing staff <br />is doing a good job and putting in another almost half million dollars to the Police <br />Department may not greatly improve anything. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton said he was not <br />persuaded this is the best use of funding right now. <br />Summary of Major Expenditures <br />