HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 04-24 Special MeetingAGENDA
MAPLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
7:30 P.M., Thursday, April 24, 1980
Municipal Administration Building
Meeting 80 -11
(A) CALL TO ORDER
(B) ROLL CALL
(C) APPROVAL OF AGENDA
(D) NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion on Reserve Officers
2. Travel and Training Policy
(E) ADJOURNMENT
April 21, 1980
STAFF REPORT
To: City Manager Barry Evans
From: Chief of Police R. W. Schaller
Subject: Projected Costs and Liabilities for Part -Time Police Officer
Status for Reserve Officers
In our.continuing discussions of the Reserve -Pant -Time Police Officer status
and guns, the question of exactly what are the projected costs and potential
liabilities that the City and individuals may expect arises. The first_
consideration probably should be to costs. We have approximately twenty (20)
active Reserve Officers at the present time. Using that figure, the following
breakdown of approximate costs is:
20 Medical physical examinations are required by law
at $120.50 each $2,410.00
20 Psychological examinations as required by law at
$115.00 each 2,300.00
20 Skills tests as required by law at $12.50 each 250.00
Firearms training as required by law: Basic
qualifications:
Ammunition, 10,000 rounds (500 rounds per Officer) 460.00
Targets, B27, 300 50.00
Range Officers, 2 at $25.00 per hour, 23 hours 1,150.00
Legal instruction in firearms use, 2 hours at
$40.00 80.00
Training films, rental, 2 at $40.00 80.00
Total approximate initial costs $6,780.00
Repeating annual in- service training costs:
Ammunition, 10,000 rounds (50 rounds per month
per Officer) $ 460.00
Targets 50.00
Range Officers, 50 hours at $25.00 per hour 1,250
$1,760.00
In connection with range - projected expenses, it is anticipated we would be able
to use St. Paul Police Department's outdoor range three times a year at no
cost and possibly the range of a neighboring department seven times a year with-
out cost.
Another area of much concern is that of direct civil and criminal liability
that may accrue to the individual as well as the vicarious liability to the
supervisor., the Chief, the City Manager, the City Council and Mayor as well as
the City. Attached are some papers dealing with civil liability. The publica -•
tion "Impact" particularly outlines the "explosion" in the number of civil cases
filed with a projected total of 25,000 in 1980. While not many cases result in
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cc T. L. Hagen
Lieutenant Cusick
Lieutenant Delmont
Post Bulletin Board
Chief Schaller
Reserve File
Cliff Mottaz
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payments to plaintiffs, they are very time consuming and expensive. About a
year ago, the Prior Lake Police Department's insurance carrier settled for
a reported $250,000 to avoid a court case.
While the City can assist in civil cases, a criminal. case is an entirely
different matter. The individual Officer, regular or part — time,must stand
on his own. A criminal case would normally result from cases of careless
or malicious handling of a firearm resulting in serious injury or death to
another.
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