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12 <br /> <br />Monthly training of NSHM was held at the Vadnais Heights Fire Department. New <br />Brighton Deputy Fire Chief Brad Krebsbach led the instruction on the use of the team’s <br />large inventory of chemical detection equipment. NSHM includes members from New <br />Brighton, Saint Anthony, White Bear Lake, Falcon Heights, Vadnais Heights, and Lake <br />Johanna Fire Departments. <br /> <br />Officer Nerison attended “Influence without Authority at Century College.” The class <br />was focused on influencing peers, subordinates, and others without any type of power, <br />and using that influence to effect positive change in your organization. <br /> <br />Sgt. Singer attended a class sponsored by the BCA on Organizational Transformation. <br /> <br />X. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE <br /> <br />This section will review the ongoing administrative issues and meetings during the <br />month. This includes meetings, policy issues, ordinance changes, and personnel issues. <br />And, this also includes meetings of a county wide, regional, and/or statewide basis on <br />public safety related issues. <br /> <br />The city council approved the purchase of three new squad cars; two of the vehicles will <br />replace existing patrol squads and the third will replace one of the squads in <br />investigations. <br /> <br />Public Safety held its third meeting of the New Brighton Police-Faith Community <br />Partnership, an initiative that was started at the beginning of last year to gather the leaders <br />of churches in this community to dialog with law enforcement leaders about the church- <br />state relationship. A few new faces were in the crowd, including a couple Pastors <br />representing Southeast Asian and Hispanic communities who worship in New Brighton. <br />Director Paetznick introduced Officer Matt Farmer as the inaugural agency liaison to <br />Faith Communities in our City and also invited willing participants the opportunity to <br />become internal Community Chaplains who would provide direct, proactive, spiritual <br />care for our Public Safety staff in a comprehensive wellness model. Future meetings will <br />likely occur quarterly and focus on specific issues that both church and state are currently <br />dealing with, like race and immigration, community engagement, etc. based on feedback <br />from the attendees. We were fortunate to have both Mayor Val Johnson and Public <br />Safety Commissioner Rob Boyd in attendance. <br /> <br />Community Partners with Youth (CPY) Executive Director, Mary Stewart, asked <br />Director Paetznick to speak about the impact of the organization on policing New <br />Brighton at the group’s annual fundraising luncheon at the Community Center on <br />Tuesday afternoon. He spoke about the 85% reduction in juvenile arrests since 1999, <br />from a high of 312 that year to only 50 by comparison in 2016. <br /> <br />On March 27, Public Safety held its quarterly meeting of all Police and Fire Supervisors, <br />a large group of 15 that includes Police Sergeants, Fire Captains, Deputy Fire Chiefs, <br />Deputy Directors, Office Supervisor and Director. Assistant City Manager, Devin <br />Massopust, was present to introduce himself to this leadership team. The group then <br />discussed community perception of the agency, participated in a tabletop exercise,