2017.04.24 Public Safety Commission Packet

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10 VII. VOLUNTEER SERVICES This section contains information on our various volunteer organizations related to Public Safety. This includes the activities of the Public Safety Commission, Police Reserves, Police Explorers, and Volunteers in Public Safety (VIPS). On Sunday, March 19, the Police Reserves held their monthly meeting. Reserve Liaison Officer Matt Farmer led the meeting and introduced Officer Ian Craig as the new assistant Liaison Officer. The two then facilitated dialog about using whatever talents and interests people have to make not just the Police Reserves better, but also improve the NBDPS and City of New Brighton (performing volunteer service hours in other ways than just ride-a-longs and attending details; this could include using tech skills to update operations, doing a fundraiser, participating in a project to improve the aesthetics of the City, etc.). For training, the group discussed radio operations, vehicle impoundments/vehicle searches/associated tasks and paperwork, and officer safety considerations. On March 18, the Police Explorer’s participated in the St. Paul Police Chief’s Cup Explorer Competition. During the month of March, the Explorers conducted two meetings. On March 13, the Reserve Unit assisted the Fire Department with Emergency Medical Responder Refresher training. On March 19, Officer Farmer conducted his monthly meeting with the Reserve unit. VIII. HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT This section will review ongoing activities for homeland security and emergency management. This includes the activities of the New Brighton Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). No items to note for this month IX. TRAINING This section will review the training activities of our Public Safety personnel for the month. On March 4, Officer Layton attended LEMA training.