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CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Monday, April 20, 2015
APPROVED MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER 6:30 p.m.
Mayor Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
Present: Mayor Hendrickson and Council members Hudson, Olson, Sorensen, and Vetsch
Absent: None
Others Present: City Administrator -PWD Adam Nafstad, Finance Director Tina Lannes, City
Clerk Kimberly Olson, Sheriff Joe Hagerty, Captain Dan Anselment, Lieutenant Todd Sandin,
Sergeant Kunkel, and Fire Chief Eric Bullen
2. LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATE
Sheriff Hagerty introduced command staff for the Albertville community. He stated that activity
in Albertville is running smoothly. He stated the benefit of contracting for law enforcement
services is the shared resources available to the cities in Wright County.
Anselment reported coverage will be increased by four (4) hours starting in July for a total of 28
hours per day. Saturday is the busiest day in Albertville and Mondays are the least busy; the
busiest time is 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The most common calls are alarms and medical calls.
Anselment stated they have a team of officers that are placed in communities to identify
community crime trends specific to each community.
Anselment stated the department is seeing a lot of scams, especially with the elderly. He stated
they have a forensics division and many of the crimes relate back to a computer /smart phone
incident.
Hendrickson inquired how the department deals with social media. Anselment replied they keep
a social media presence. They are working with vendors that can monitor social media based on
key words. Hendrickson stated that she has seen concerns expressed over neighborhood and
community social media sites. Anselment replied they can link to the department's Facebook
page or can always call dispatch if there are concerns in the neighborhood.
Anselment stated they have a great community service division that can speak to neighborhoods
on crime prevention and provide information to residents.
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Vetsch inquired about increasing the roaming car for northeast Wright County. Anselment
replied they are currently reviewing if they have an adequate staffing to make sure calls are
responded to in a timely fashion and also ensures officer safety. He stated they have added a
number of positions to the different divisions within the department (such as major crimes, crime
investigation teams) over the last several years. Anselment stated these teams will come to
investigate a crime in order to free up the deputies assigned to each municipality. Anselment
stated that northeast Wright County also utilizes a lot of those additional resources such as major
crimes or K -9 teams. The traffic teams also spend a lot of time in northeast Wright County.
Hendrickson thanked the department for their update. Anselment stated the additional hours will
start July 1, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and the department will want to revisit with the
Council to see how that time is working for the additional hours.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Motioned by Vetsch, seconded by Hendrickson, to adjourn the meeting at 7.00 p.m. Ayes:
Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson, Sorensen, and Vetsch. Nuys: None Absent. None. MOTION
DECLARED CARRIED.
Respectf ly submitted,
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Workshop Meeting of April 20, 2015