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RESOLVED, Tha.t the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby
endorses and approves the report of the Neighborhood Assistance
Officers task force report and the supplemental recommendations of
Mayor La.wrence D. Cohen by memorandum to the Council dated November
17, 1975, and directs the proper City officials to take such admin-
istrative steps as are necessary to make the Neighborhood Assistance
Officers program operationa.l on Janua.ry 1, 1976.
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November 17, 1975
TO: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAVID HOZZA
CITY COUNCIL I�IEMBERS ,
FR: MAYOR LAVJRENCE D. COHEN�
RE: NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE OFFICERS PROGRAM
Pu�suant to the request of City Council, the Administration and the
Police Department have eonsidered the report of the Neighborhood
Assistance Officers Task Force,
As a part of the review, we have considered not only the recommendations
of the Task Force, but also the duties and nature of the Police Reserue
Unit, the proposed Neighborhood Crime Prevention Project and the report
prepared by Deputy Chief McCutcheon of the Police Department. Brief
summaries of each of these items are included with this memorandum.
After a careful review, we make the following recommendations :
l. THAT THE POLICE RESERVE INIT BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AN NAO TYPE
P ROGRANI.
The result of the expansion would be one coordinated system of
recruiting, training and assigning volunteers to assist the Police
Department where needed. Some volunteers would continue the
present reserve functions and be police-oriented; others would
carry out the "eyes and ears" function of neighborhood assistance
officers directed by the Department of Police. Such a coordinated
approach will foster cooperation amor.g the volunteers who assist
Police Officers rather than encourage competition between two units
for support staff and dollars.
2. THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE EXPANDED POLICE RESERVE BE REIMBURSED FOR
OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, INCLUDING MILEAGE WHEN A MEMBER USES HIS
OWit1 CA2 FOR DUTY PURPOSES.
Present members of the Police Reserve have reported growing difficulty
in recruiting and retaining personnel because of the duty-connected
expenses which they must bear.
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� NAO Praqram - 2 - November 17, 1975
If the unit is to remain strong and to expand its duties in the City
effort to reduce neighborhood crime, it is only fitting that
volunteers should not suffer financial loss as a result of their
voluntary service to their fellow citizens.
3. THAT THE NAO PROGRAM BE IMPLEMENTED AS A PILOT PROJECT IN ONE OR
TWO NEIGHBORHOODS SELECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE. THE SCHEDULE
WOULD INCLUDE A TRAINING PERIOD OF UP TO SIX MONTHS AND ONE YEAR OF
DUTY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
Although the choice of the neighborhood(s) would be made by the
Police Department, it should be noted that the Hamline Midway
Gommunity Council endorsed the NAO program and expressed its desire
to cooperate with the Police Department in a community effort to
reduce crime. The NAO program could tie in with the Neighborhood
Crime Prevention Project as one resource in the total effort.
4. THAT PRIOR TO THE INITIATION OF THE NAO PROGRAM IN THE SELECTED
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE DEVELOP A RESEARCH DESIGN TO
ENABLE EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM.
This design should provide a comparison between the neighborhood(s)
chosen for participation in the pilot project and a non-participating
neighborhood similar in incidence of crime and neighborhood
c'haracter. In short, the design should provide a control over and
above the comparison of the incidence of crime before and after the
assignment of NAO' s in a neighborhood.
The design should include criteria related to the incidence of
� crime. The criteria should be able tn be measured prior to the
beginning of the project and one year later, This evaluation would
provide a guide for determining whether or not to continue the
program. The evaluation report should be completed by July, 1977.
5. THAT THE PROGRAM, INCORPORATING BOTH THE NAO PROJECT AND THE POLICE
RESERVE, BE FUNDED TO PROVIDE A PART TIME PROJECT DIRECTOR, A
COMMUNITY COORDINATOR, CLERICAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPLIES AND OUT-OF-
POCKET EXPENSES.
6 . THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ESTA�LISH APPROPRIATE POLICIES ON WORKMAN `S
COMPENSATION, AUTOMOBILE INSUF2ANCE AND CITY LTABILITY WITH REGARD T4
VOLUNTEERS ON DUTY tTiVDER SUPERVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Questions concerning these matters were rais2d during the hearing5
of the Task Force and also during the discussion before the Gity
Council. They have been referred to the City Attorney for his
opa_nion, and the City Attorney has indicated he will make every
effort to have the answers ready for the Council" s discussion on
November 19.
CC: Thomas J. Kelley
Chief Richard Rowan
Deputy Chief William McCutcheon
Attachments
Re�ort from Deputy Chief William McCutcheon in response
to the City Council Motion Referring the NAO Report to
the Administration.
Summary of the Major Points
1. The �articipation o� persons willing to volunteer their
time to ensure neighborhood integrity was the basic
strategy in the development of the Crime Prevention
Unit of the Police Department.
2. The NAO program is a way to use neighborhood volunteers
to increase the opportunity of the Police Department to
arrest of�enders.
3.- The development of the NAO program should elicit posi-
tive responses from neighborhood community councils.
4. It is impossible to combine all existing resources for
neighborhood crime prevention within the present
structure of the St. Paul Police Department.
5. The NAO Program can be implemented as a stand-alone
program.
6. Careful implementation of the NAO �rog�am is ex-
pected to remove the resistance of the Police Feder-
ation and the Police Reserve to the NAO program.
7. The NAO program as recommended by the Task F�rce - -�
can be implemented within fourteen months from the
date of authorization to proceed. It should be a c.ity-
wide program. �
Neighborhood Assistance Officers Program: A Summary of the
Task Force Report
Purpose:
The purpose of this project is to use trained citizen volun-
teers assigned to their own neighborhoods to work under the
direction of the Police Department to prevent and. detect crime.
Background:
As a resuZt of increased citizen concern about safety and
security measures in city neighborhoods, the City Council re-
quested in a resolution on November 15, 1974 that the Mayor
appoint an advisory committee to study the feasibility of
establishing in St. Paul a Neighborhood Assistance Officers
Program similar to those reported as snccessful in other cities.
The Task Force appointed in March, 1975, recommended the estab-
lishrient of an NAO unit in the City of St. Paul.
Recommendations :
1. Train volunteers to perform specific duties under direct
supervision of the personnel of the Police Department.
2. AsSign the volunteers, the NAQs, to work in their own
neighborhoods. The program should be established city-
wide.
3. Limit the duties of NAOs to those of a non-enforcement
nature: reporting, assisting as directed, making visual
checks in the neighborhood.
4. NAOs would be: 1) unarmed except for nightsticks;
2) equipped with radias;
- 3) Identified by a distinctive blazer,
cap and shield;
4) requested to volunteer for a minimum
of 16 hours per month;
5) trained to rely on verbal skills.
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5. The funding for the first year is estimated to be $53, 756.
It includes : Project Director (part time) - $ 3�000
Community Coordinator - 15, 600
Clerk Steno I - 7, 033
Fringe Benefits - � 4, 445
Apparel Costs - 11, 800
Supplies, including mileage - 11,878
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The St. Paul Police Reserve Unit
The St. Paul Police Reserve Unit was started as an Air Raid
Program during World War II. Today, there are 125 members,
all volunteers. Approximately 95 of them are active. Each
member is trained in conflict management, arrest procedures,
first aid, firearms and self-defense by staff from the Police
Academy. Complete training requires three years. At present,
thirty persons, including fourteen women, are being trained.
Duties of Reservists include: Patrol duty in Como Park,
assisting with parking problems, traffic duty and augmenting
the St. Paul Police Department in situations requiring addi-
tional trained personnel. Each member must serve a minimum of
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l00 hours of duty per year. Members of the unit have served,
in the aggregate, a total of 20, 000 hours per year. Each
member pays his/her own expenses, including the cost of
uniforms, mileage, firearms and time lost for court appearances.
Members are assigned throughout the City as needed. Only some
Reservists are armed.
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' •� , , Neighborhood Crime Prevention Project
� � Purpose:
The purpose of this project is to reduce the incidence of the
particular crime which the residents of a neighborhood have iden- �
tified as the one causing them the most concern.
Background: �
Two factors gave impetus to the initiation of this project. The
f irst, an open letter written by the Association of Commercial Clubs,
called attention to the problems neighborhood residents and business-
men face as a result of continued crime and requested that the City
step up its efforts to prevent crime. The second, the Migration Re-
port, stated that, as personal security and freedom from crime are
key factors in maintaining sound residential neighborhoods, security
and crime prevention should be a concern of government for planninq
with citizen groups at the neighborhood level. The Mayor, address-
, i.y �:z- problem, met with citizen represeMtatives and professionals
in the criminal justice field. This project came from their agree-
ment that a comprehensive crime prevention project involving neigh-
borhood participation should be planned and implemented.
Method:
l.By means of a victimization and fear survey, one "high-fear" crime
will be identified for concentrated effort towarc� reducing its
i��idence.
2.As many methods as available to the community will be used to
reach the goal. A possible method is to use personnel from the
Police Department assisted in an organized manner by citizens of
the area.
Project Status:
Preliminary planning of the victimization survey is completed,
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COMMI55lONER JOHN T. FINLEY SASNT PAUL -- RAMSEY COUNT�
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• CRIMINAL )USTICE ADVlSORY COMMITTEE
MAYOR LAWRENCE D.COHEN $3O MIIlf12S�t8 BUIIC�itl�j
Vice Chairman
4th and Cedar Stree�s '
� St. Paul, Minnesota 5510�1
PETER FRANKLIN n
Secrotary, Diroetor �612� 27S�S6S2
November 19 , 1975
M E M 0 R A N D U M
T0: Councilman David Hozza, President
St. Paul City Council
FROM: Peter Franklin, Secretary-Director
Criminal Justice Advisory Committe
� SUBJECT: Neighborhood Assistance Officer
Program Hearing
The Saint Paul-Ramsey County Crimi.nal Justice
Advisory Committee CCJAC? at their November 5 , 1975
meeti.ng, reaffirmed their support by way of Resolution
(attached) for the concept of a Nei�hborhood Assistance
Officer Program in Saint Paul.
The following concept was endorsed by the Criminal
Jusfiice Advisory Committee from the Neighborhood
Assistance Officer Task Force feasibil.ity study:
"The Neighborhood Assistance Officex is
a citizen who volunteers time to pa�tici-
pate in community crime prevention activi-
ties under the direction of the Police
Department. The N.A.O. performs a non-
enforcement service on a neighborhood }.evel,
and may from time to time participate in
furthering the enforcement mission through
powers of abser.vation and acct�nulation of
information. The Police Department will
train the volunteer to become the eyes and
ears of the officers in the N.A.O. ' s
neighborhood. The citizen ��hen acting in
the capacity of an N.A. O. , will be readily
identified by apparel, whi�h ��rill not
include weapons, and will be in, constant
communicati�n t�ri.th the Poiice Department. "
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Councilman Hozza
November 19 , 1975 �
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Discussions at the Law Enforcement Subcommittee
meetings centered an the subcommittee� s beliefs that
acceptable leve]�s of law enforcement cannot be reached
without direct involvement of the Community served hy
the policing agency.
It is also felt that the degree of citiaen
commitment required by the NeighborIzood Assistance
Officer program wi.11 occur in a neighborhood when its
crime rate reaches such. a level that its citizens are
motivated to -�ake an active role in crir.le prevention.
Since citizen participation is such a major
element of the program it is essential. that they be
given the opportunity to take an active role in
program design, development and operation.
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WHER�.AS, The City of Saint Paul has , through ar_-�ion
of the C?ty Col;r�.cil requested that the Mayor of tfie City
� of Saint Paul. appoint an advisory conmi�ttee to study the �
feasibility of establishing a..neighbori�ood assistance
officers progra�n for the City of Saint Paul, and _
WHEREAS, Tha Mayor did appoint said committee wh.i.ch.
examined and studied a11. issues invoZved in a neighborhood
assistance ofricers program for the �ity of Saint Paul, and
WHEREAS , The advisory committee in its. findings and
recommendations to the City Council did approve the cancept
of such. a program for the City, now therefore, be it
RESOL�'ED, That the Criminal. Justice Advisory Committ�e
supports the� neighborhood assistance officers program
cancept for the citizens of the City af Saint Paul, under �
th� administration of the Police Depart�ment of Saint Paul.
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Saint Paul Ramse�r Gount�r Crizninal Justice Ad�uisory Camir�ittee.
Commis.sioner John T. �'inTey �
• Chairman
Mayor Lawrence D. Coh.en .
Vice Ch.airman
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eter Franklin � �.
Secretary-Director � .
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The concept of the I�'eio}�borhood Assistar_ce Officer pro�ra� ;�:as
conccived from several premises :
, 1 . That no police program can be successful unless it
acknowledges the right of the people affected by
public programs the access to the processes by .
whicll decisions are rriade affecting their lives ;
2 . That citizen participation in the law enforcement
processes through the neighbor]-iood police conce�t
can relieve regular officers for more urgent duties by
, assuming non-enforcerrient service and support tasks ; and
3. That this partnership represents an acceptability and
accauntability to their fellow citizens ,
The erosion of public confi�ence in their form of government ar�3
distrust of the integrity of public officials being felt across
the couiitry has not immunized the citizens of St . Paul fron
sharing in similar emotions . Hotvever, we do feel that enlight-
ened public administrators in St. Pau1 have a genuine -concern
for its citizenry ancl that shared decision-making in governner_t
processes is essential to good government in ger_eral . The
solicitat�on of shared responsibility and policy formulation
from the cor�mur-ity gro�:ps guided by self determination has
ramifications that reflect positive attitudes tos��ard the fu�ure
of the City of St . Paul .
The St . Paul Police Department, like nost other metropolitar_
police de��artmer�ts , is laboring under a disparity between the
numbers of uniforn:ed perscnnel availati:le to respond to requests
for service and the actual number of calls from citizens
requestina police service. Due to class action suits
challenging the validity of the requirements established to
��ecor�e a police officer, the Depart�rent has been prohibited from
}-iiring since late 1972 . During that period the der�ar�s for
police service hatie escalated in the face of the dwindling
persannel situation to the poiTit �,�ner� a priority scale for
police service is affixed to each request �honed in to the
Communication Center.
1,'hile every citizen has ec�ual access to the request for S°r1,�ice
process tliere are ineeuities in the sy�tem of deliyery of t?�at
service . '�Sany tirban c.caellers are dissatisfied �,;ith tvhat thev
believe to be an unresponsive, unwieldy City gotrer�lr^,ent, ar.•d
they do not ur.derstar:d these delays in tlie service to i��hich
they are entitled, Consequently, ttiher t�ieir call for police
service does not receive an im*nediate response, their frus�ration
and �.nor�ie is reinforced. The fear of crime displaces their sense
, of s�curity and their faith in tne C�_ty ' s ability to render a
fundamental protection service is further eroded.
The Folice Departr�ent in �t . Paul has been actively encoura�in�
citizen participation in the lati� enforcenent process . For the
past year an� a hal.f the Depart.,,eat has conducted a citizen
Ride-A-Long Program that perr,�its citizens tlie opportunity to
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"tour" �}.eir neig}iborl�ood� i:-i�n the �:olice sc;uad assiJ:��� t}-�_
reti;?0:1S1�J1�_1L1' IO2 �'f;�t �Tr1C� e� �j�e City. T}�� follo��. -t��; r�^r::�:r�:s
iTU;�: t!':-.^�E' Llt''.1�.nll�Jt�S:.'T1�'E:?'� }':�5 dCCO;'.'t]ZZS}:CCi tllc_' jOnl 7Z t}'i° .
�rooram, that be�rio to s�.��: citi.:,en support and a�p7eci�tiot� for
tre service they often take for grante�. -
The Police� D�partr,:ent proF�oses to extenc this ed�acation �I"OC2SS
�•:ith the in.pler�er.•ta�ion oi t}7e �eighboriloo� t°,ssis�ance C�s�cer
P�ograrr•.. _
The ir_pie�entation of th� `:�igh�orhood :�_ssis��ilce Officer Proorar;
:•:�t�ld lcoicall}' fall i�i�nin t;�� sco��e of t��e Crir�e Freti����ion
Unit in t��e Dapar*r:�er_t struc�>>re . Ti:is ur.it is respor.sio?e for
euucating and infor�:-yr�g the public , thro:.�gh �Taricus tec�_�ic,�ses ,
of the practical steps tney can ta'•:e to lesser. their c?-�ar_ces of
beconino a victim of � crir:ie . The positive res�onses fror,t tne
co,:.runity reoardin� the Cri,:�e Prevertior_ Ur�it ' s accon�l�_h�ents
ar_� the adop��or. ef :«an,r o� its netnods by o�h�r �olicz �oer.cies
is indicative of its success . The t;�nit is being fur�ded for t�e
third cor_secutive year by the Law Enforcer!er_t Assistance
f.�;r.inistra�ion (L. E ,A.A. ) .
Tre assi*�ilation oi the \'zioi�horhood A�sistance Officer Proora-n +
i�to the esta_blis'rie� struc`ure of the Crir�� Prev�r,�io�? �,it t�-il1
alletiriate �he ir_'_�l�r°r�t grobl�l-�s tn�t usually 3CCn._m,1��,}- ��Ioi.
proorans , The foc�:s , as a re�ult , can then be concentr�'ed
to�Yar�s developin� co�r�.ur,ity support via th� r.ei�hborhoo�
groups anc t'r�eir role in the �ro�ran. In preli,�r.ary ���cussior_s
s�r,�e ir�tereste� co�-:;�:�.�r�� �}- lea':rs hu�ti-� ir_c:�cated �aci�c -�proval
�:�ci sup�ort for the PT'Oa7'aP.i and that is , ho�efully, i�d�cati�,e
of the en�ire co.::riunity.
T;Ie i�,A. O, ti-olunteers z,:ill b:. clearly ir_d�ntifzed by a Cistir�ctive
Bi?zer and Cap co�}�ina�ion ar_� to further ider.tify ther;?, a
m:aonetic shield, �::ici� also states t�ieir purp�se , ��.z11 �e �ftixed
i.o their private ti�enicle doors .
Tc �ss�,re pro;r�,?: ���l�tin��?�;�, �:,;.0 . s j:ill he re;a,ues�`-� �o
��c��unt�e: for a r�ir�iryL::Ti oi 16 rsou:s per i:�on�h at �he ti-._` of
day r�es� cer_vznieni, for then. The cnl}� co:��ensa�ion t}:�;: �Yill
r;ceit-e i;i17 be ir. ti.e fo_-:� ot a 15 ce�t �ce�� ,aile b�•�' ��,� ���
ti-°hicle ;r_�ir.�en��ce rei;�}�,urs���r_� for t�,e actu�l mi i_e�� � sYer.t
p�trol��r.� _ `
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COOTC�1P�c t02' iOr �Ti? Proora� ;� Y��:t j:C 2150 eY��Ct 2. Si`�::1';C2.2i''..
e�fer� to b;, exzrt-�d by the r_���;hbor�-�oact Jroaps �nd t��� ��iice
O�i 1_CC'i S i.7=E.',::5"�V°S � -
_ _.�- tr�:._;�� �� for t}-:�� .. . :+ . C. ' � ., ill r° co��uct�d �,�- t;l.� ���_r�-
r:�:e:t ' s TI'2lrllrio Unit for an ap�T�o�:ir�ate tot�l of 120 ho��.s .
�'i-!is ti:-ill ii:clu�3e ni�:��-�i*�e ses>iors for TOT'i.}' riot�r� a._; an
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� ' � on-the-job traininc program consisting of eigr�ty- hours , �.herein
they ���ould ride along ��ith regular police ofiicers on patrol
as obserl-ers . The ber_cfits accrued fron this latter area �ti�ill
ser�-e the �urpose of estai.�lishing a ra��port bet�.een �he c£ficers_
and the I�T.A. O, ' s, as well as a learning �experience for both.
The emphasis � in the formal training program will be on
developing verbal technic{ues since the i1.A.0. ' s will be unarmed
and r;lust rely on persuasion without the threat of enforcement
action.
The activities of the P�.A.O. ' s iti�l�ile performing their duties
� will be evaluated throuoh reports and observation by tlie Pro}ect
Director ancl by the Comnurity Coordinator .
The Project Director and Community Coordin�.tor will serve
full time in their capacity- to monitor thEir respective affilia-
tions anct merge the interests of both to the ultir�ate benefit of
the community. T}ie number of attendant duties attached to these
positions is expected to increase as the numbers of participants
grows and the full-time positions are thus justified to assure
program continuity.
Any program that wishes to enjoy on-going effectiveness needs
the constant nurtuxing of public interest as well as the internal
motivation of its participants . This purpose car. be effectively
dealt with by the efforts of t}ie community coordinator ' s
community � rela.tions duties . This function can take mar.y forms ,
including a good ti�orking relationship tvitri the various m�dia
that ser�re vast numbers of people in the com:�unity.
The remainir�g fu11-time position taould, by necessity, be a
` clerk-stenogi•apller to deal with the clzrical fur.ctions relative
to the cperation of the prograr.:.
Tl�e �rogram ti�;ould ideally conduct its operation in a location in
the cor-�;�:unity that iaould be identifiec� as a "neutral territory".
Thi.s location most appropriately describes an area of the
da:cn�olcn business section that affords ec�ual access to e�,-ery
citizen via the public transportation system. 1�re feel thi.s is
critical to soliciting full participation by citi�ens from
every neighborhood �A,it�.out giving the appea��arlce of ali�ning
�aith a-ny pai-ticular interest grot�p .
E , Budget Narrative :
Tne budget proposal w]Zich folloi,s takes into account the expressed
coTlcern of the City' s elected officiz.ls to hold the lir.e on spending
and staffing. Consideration mu;t also be given from the inceptior
of the pro�ram to providing permanent funding to support it . The
alternative of a grant which requires a phased replacement by City
funds only postpones the :�ecessity of facir_g the budget problem
��hile adding an additior.al se� of problems , that is , er�ployee and
volunteer morale, possible employee terr�inations , and citizen
protests and misund�rstair�dings if City funds are insi:fficient to
replace the grant . There is also the need to ensure a high
cost-benefit receitied {or tliose City funds used to �rovide volunteers
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be of a permanent nature and continued fundin� a��ailable.
1 . Personnel -
Project Director (Grade 35)
The Project Director, at �17, 201 per year (of �,hich nr,�ount
�3000 is included in the r?.A.O, budget tc��h the remainder
to come out of Police Department funds) , will be a sworn
officer of the PolYee Depar�mer_t designa�ed by the C}iief oi
Police to carry out the goals and objecti�-es of the :�'eighbor-
hood Assistance Otficer program, and ltiho z:ill be responsible �
for the ol-erall operation of the progran through a coordinated
police and citizen effort .
Community Coordinator (Gra�e 33)
The Coml�:unity Coordinator, at �15 , 600 per year, will work
fu11 time under the �.irect supervision of the Police Project
� Director fer the St . Paul Police Departr�ent . A person
in this positon i;ill enable the community interests as they
relate to the �;._a. 0, cor,cept, whicri will include administra-
tive duties , attending meetings, assisting in recruiting and
training, and supervisin� activities of the �'ei�hborhood
Assistance Officers in the performance cf their duties .
This is the rnain connecting link between the Police administra-
tion and the coTmunity or�anizations . Tiie Comr�unity Coordinator �.�
will also perforr,. i.he functions. cf i�ifor::ation dissemir�ation,
publishing an organizational neitiisletter �nd all descriptive
pro�rar,; literature .
Clerk Steno I (Grade 12)
The Clerk Steno I at $7 , 033 per yenr ��;ill serce as the
receptionist and perforrr. secretarial functions in the central
inner-city office . This person h�ill be responsible for
receiving and directino �elepllane inquir_es , filing , taking
�ictation, typir.g, and related offic� tas::s as r:ecessary for
an efficient operation.
T}ie above positions do not in�lude provis :or_ of fringe benefits
afforded otI�:er city employees , iti}iich is �?ir? ently calculated
at 35o for s�tio�-n personnel and lSo for c�t�ilian positions .
Salary Costs (3 positi.ons) � �25, 633 . 00
Fringe Benefi�s (35� of $3�OO. QO) = $ 1 , 050 . 00
Fringe L�enefits (150 of �2? , 633 . 00) $ 3 , 395 . 00
To�al Personnel Costs �30, 078 . Q0
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2 . Equipment
Radios � -
This system ��ould utilize the V,H. F . radio ec{uiprnent and
one of the �'.H. F, channels , both of iti�hich will be available
wher the new U. H. F, radio system becomes operational in late 1975 .
N.A. O. Apparel
The citizen-voluntears tvill be issued a bla.zer with an
identifying insignia, caps and incZement weather coat for
• 100 N.A.O. ' s .
Blazer Costs (at �75 . 00 each) �7, 500. OQ
Cap Costs ( at $8 : 00 each} _ $ 800 . 00
Rain Coat Costs (at �s5. 00 each) �3, SOO. QO
Total Equipment Cost �11 , 800. 00
3. Supplies and Other Cperating Expenses
Supplies
The estimated figure for officer expenses and t�rochures
pro„�otina the program for the first year. This includes
rot�tine office supplies (typewriter, paper, etc. ) ancl an
Ti.A.O. brochure for recruitment and education - $ 5, 200. 00
Facilities
Using the base figure for city office space at �4 . 50 per
square foot an� an estimated oftice area of about 784 square
feet , the cost is for the first year - $ 3, 528 . 00
Telephone Service
The cast of four telephones at the inner-city location
is estimated at - $ 750 . 00
Gasolir�e Expenses for N.A.O. ' s
The N.A.O, is a volunteer not compensaied for tir:ie spent
in �1.A.0, acti�ities . In or�.er to compensate for the
�asoline usec on patrol and r:iaintenance of the *��.A.O. ' s
private �Tellicle, t}Ie Froject Coordir.ator ��ill be authorize�
to reimburse the N.A.O. 13 cents per mile iahile on �uty.
If each �i.4.0, volunteers the 16 hour minir.:u� each month
and averages the ��ean nileage of 40 miles per tour, we
est.imate the cost to be - � Z , 400. 00
Total �upplies and Other �
Operating Expenses �11 , 878 . 00
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The total ti'.;.0 , pro; ect cost for the first year _
of operatian ther. is estimated at :
. Persor�nel �30, 078 . 00
Equipment $11 , 800 . 00
Supplies and Other Cperating $11, 878 . 00
Expense ,
Total N.A.O. Project Cost �53 756. 00
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