2017.08.16 Special Budget Meeting Agenda C

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and responsibility for inspecting a number of different high‐hazard sites within the community, including schools, lodging facilities, and health care settings. New Brighton’s unique public safety model, which has been in existence for seventeen years, continues to be adopted by other police and fire departments in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. One of the efficiencies of this organization is the lean leadership structure, which has only three senior leaders (Director and two Deputy Directors) as opposed to separate Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs as is found in most separately organized law enforcement and fire service agencies. The public safety model also provides for cross‐training of staff, unified management of events & emergency incidents, sharing of equipment & resources, co‐location of both operational and administrative personnel, cooperative continuing education sessions, a single‐source for residents seeking services, and a complimentary rather than competitive approach to delivering police and fire protection to the community. New Brighton Public Safety has a long tradition of involving community volunteers in nearly every aspect of the organization. These volunteer programs have not only served as effective community engagement tools and force multipliers for operational activities, but they also provide recruitment opportunities to welcome those who are considering a career in law enforcement or the fire service to get exposed to the public safety professions. Staff liaisons are assigned to the Law Enforcement Explorers, Police Reserve Auxiliary, Volunteers in Public Safety (VIPS) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members to lead each of these volunteer programs. Public Safety continues its involvement with several suburban law enforcement agencies that are collaborating with Century College in exploring “pathways to policing” programs to increase effective recruitment and retention of law enforcement candidates. The group will be holding a women in policing event targeted at high school students, hosting a series of department open houses, and potentially developing a curriculum path for already‐degreed students from other career fields to obtain their law enforcement certificate that allows for peace officer licensure. In addition, New Brighton is continuing its participation with the Century College mentoring program that matches current law enforcement students with local police officers. Both regionally and on a statewide level, the New Brighton Department of Public Safety is involved with a myriad of organizations representing law enforcement, the fire service, and emergency management. Representatives from New Brighton hold positions with the Ramsey County Chiefs of Police Association, the Ramsey County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Steering Committee, the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association (MCPA) Regional Representatives, the Statewide Radio Board, and the Fire Service Advisory Council. In addition, agency delegates are active participants in the Ramsey County Fire Chiefs Association, Metro Chief Fire Officers Association, Fire Marshal’s Association of Minnesota, Ramsey County Emergency Managers, Minnesota All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) and other leading organizations of the public safety industry. With the housing of two of the state’s premier law enforcement groups in the lower level of New Brighton City Hall, the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association and the Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute, Public Safety has benefitted from the proximity of these influential organizations. Both tenants regularly host a variety of leadership and community‐oriented policing training opportunities at the New Brighton Public Safety Center, allowing our agency personnel to attend for free 58