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16 <br />On Thursday, April 11, Deputy Director Hamdorf was invited to attend a meeting at the <br />School District offices to discuss building design and safety considerations with the <br />architects for the levy-funded school improvement and construction projects. <br /> <br />Thanks to the creative graphic design talents of Deputy City Clerk Sandra Daniloff, <br />Public Safety is actively recruiting for its currently vacant 30th police officer position <br />with a flyer that is available on the City’s website. In addition to traditional job posting <br />sites, Public Safety is also targeting several community/technical college job fairs, other <br />Professional Peace Officer Education (PPOE) programs, and peace officer associations <br />(Asian, Black, and Latino groups) with the information. <br /> <br />Director Paetznick and Deputy Directors Olson & Hamdorf met with a Standards <br />Coordinator on Tuesday, April 23, for an audit of the agency’s compliance with <br />Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training rules. This included a review <br />of training records documenting mandated continuing education (use of force, firearms, <br />and pursuit/emergency vehicle operations); the pre-employment files for our two most <br />recent police officer hires to assure compliance with medical examination, psychological <br />evaluation, and background investigation requirements for candidates; and the existence <br />of state-mandated policies for the department. The department was notified later in the <br />month that we successfully passed the compliance check. <br /> <br />Public Safety held its bi-annual meeting for all police and fire supervisors, bringing <br />together the 16 members of its combined Leadership Team on Monday afternoon, April <br />22. Given the 24/7 nature of police work and the fact that some fire supervisors have <br />full-time jobs outside of the City of New Brighton, the group took advantage of this <br />infrequent gathering opportunity for a review of department strategies and leadership <br />development. <br /> <br />XI. RECOGNITION, NEWS AND INFORMATION <br /> <br />This section will include “good news” information about our public safety personnel. <br />This will include formal and informal recognition of the department and/or its personnel <br />on or off duty. <br /> <br />At the April 9 city council meeting, Officers Amberg and Wodnick, Public Safety <br />Officers Thomas and Valdez, along with Allina Paramedics and a civilian were the <br />recipients of the Life Saving Award for their lifesaving efforts on January 23 where the <br />victim was not breathing and did not have a pulse. The victim recovered and was able to <br />return home. (See photo on 1st page of monthly report) <br /> <br />Public Safety Community Chaplain Father Paul Shovelain finished first in the 12th <br />Annual Scoops for Troops 5K run with a time of 20:07 on Sunday, April 28, at the Arden <br />Hills Army Training site while wearing the NBDPS running team colors.