City Council - workshop
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Iowa City, IA
- Meeting Date
- August 18, 2026
Transcript
71 sections
The time is August 18th, 2026. It is 4 o'clock in the afternoon. I am starting the IOWA CET Work Session with audio. Greetings to everyone. Let us begin by clarifying the things in Agenda 1. Let's move on to the second item, the information packet for August 6th. Also, the information packet for August 13th. Now, let's move on to the third item in our agenda, the Pedestrian Malt Protection Package. I would like to thank our CET Manager, Jeff Ruvane, for this. Thank you to the Mayor and the Council. On April 21, this issue was brought up in the Work Session Party, which was held in connection with the City Security Council in Lake Council. It was only two days after the terrible explosion that took place in our Pedestrian Mall on April 19. The Cheap Loan is here. The information packet will tell you about the things in the memo. Together with the Public Safety Team of the Ayovasarvagalashala, a Shubharsha will lead the way in patrolling. I would like to thank the Pinduans who donated the Ayovasarvagalashala to this event and begin. I spent most of my professional life in college cities, either here in the Ayovas city or in a college city in Illinois. I have been able to become a part of good relations with the majority of the towns and villages. After this incident, the Pinduna we got from Sarvagalashala is the strongest Pinduna I have seen so far. Their hoax alert system allowed the public to be informed, and they were there to provide emergency services. In the beginning of the investigation and after the incident, they helped us a lot. Together with Cheep Ilona and his team, their security and security measures and long-term resistance are the greatest contribution I have seen. So, I would like to thank them. We have to make decisions about our next steps. However, I felt that this was important. Now I salute the Chief. He will give you detailed details related to the attack and will also talk about the participation of the Ayowa Sarvagalashala Police Department. Thank you, Dustin Long, Police Chief. I would like to note one thing. Five and a half years ago, I didn't need glasses to read. So it's nice to see how fast things are changing. I would like to thank you for allowing me to speak to you about the security issues in our city. I would like to make it very clear about a major message. It continues to be a safe place for city residents, workers, volunteers, and business people. It is possible for everyone who spends their time there without any problem. Our pride and pride continues to be the heart of our city. At the same time, we must accept the reality. Accident happens. Even if they are not enough, they affect businesses and the public in real life. Even if these events are limited in number, they cannot be underestimated or underestimated. I will give you an overview of the trends of the next generation. I will also explain the processes that are taking place and the next steps that are being taken. Our aim is to make clear that we do not show the problem, but that we do not underestimate the need for continuous awareness and awareness of the objective. So, for the past 6.5 years, I would like to talk about the terrorist attacks in the city of Madhya Pradesh. So, from 2020 onwards, using the FBU's legislation, we are implementing terrorist attacks in the city of Madhya Pradesh. The area we are talking about is called Area 1. Its borders are Padinyar-Ayowa River, North Ayowa Avenue, East Dodge Street, and South Kirkwood Avenue. The major cities we consider to be the Pedumal area are Clinton, Iowa, Gilbert, and Burlington. So, I will be talking about Area 1. I will also be talking about the major cities to make things more clear. From January 1, 2020 to June 3, 2026, 430 crimes have been committed in Madhya Pradesh. 62% of the crimes took place in the Chariya Pedu Mall area. 81% of the crimes took place in Varanthi. From Friday evening to Sunday morning, from 10 am to 3 pm, the crimes were concentrated. 75% of the crimes committed in the area are illegal, and 12% are illegal. In the 1st Meghalaya, that is, in a large area, there were 20 shootings in that period. That is, 1 in 4 months, and 2-4 incidents in a year. We call these shootings, as mentioned earlier, suicide attempts, or gunshots, or any other suspected shootings. Out of those 20 attacks, 89 were carried out and 16 were targeted. Of these, 11 were in the Pedumal area or a small area of the city. This means that there are around 3,000 crimes per month in the main part of the city. As you know, thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of people arrive in the city on a weekly basis. The average person standing there is more likely to get hurt. Weekend nights are the most busy time for us, so we don't have much time for patrol and community policing. After April 19, as Jeff pointed out, we received support from UIPD and other agencies in Johnson County. On the next week, we started patrolling with University of Iowa every Friday and Saturday night. UIPD reduced two employees, one supervisor, and sometimes four employees for a shift. These were all overtime jobs. Some were forced to do overtime jobs. The operation of Iowa City was the same. Before the incident, more and more overtime workers were appointed in the city on weekdays. Since it was a dangerous cloud, we did it early. The success of the joint patrolling is understated. After a week or so, there was a good signal in the daily IOV. The high visibility gave a warning and assurance. The attention was focused on the response. This did not stop with ordinary calls. Ordinary service calls were not transferred to the office to handle or inspect the load. This strengthened the relationship and mutual assistance of the agencies. So, we are connecting with Sarvagal Ashalayu and making the situation there better. From 19th April, October, we took 6 tents from the city. 3 of them are in Pedumal area in the main city. From April 19, the changes that we want to make have taken more time to establish relations with the city's residents, volunteers, and volunteers. We want to make this the basis for the success of our downtown lesson program and shape it. We want to see it run at night as well. Business units are ready for cooperation. Two days after the election, the office of the CET manager and my staff members worked together as VAR units. They were united in the need of more police staff. Not only those who come and go for long-term success, but also well-informed and attentive officers and sergeants are required for long-term success. We do this with the help of people who work in overtime on a regular basis. Sometimes even mandatory overtime is required. So they have to work in two shifts. We need regular staff for community policing only. They will be familiar with the business people there and they will be able to establish a good relationship with them. Supporting the community, improving visibility, strengthening community policing, helping the community, reducing the number of irregularities, and making the nightlife in the city safe and welcoming. One sergeant and two officers will be assigned to create three new special units. We will also help you with the University Police Department, which is ready to carry out a similar plan. The operation time is from Wednesday to Saturday night, with a schedule of about 4 by 10. We will have to make a lot of changes to the system. It is clear that there will be less traffic in the city on Wednesdays. So, the police in the community will have more time for training and business development. This is the idea behind the law on permanent staff. This is the idea behind the law on permanent staff. This is the idea behind the law on permanent staff. This is the idea behind the law on permanent staff. This is the idea behind the law on permanent staff. We will reduce the support of the teams on the ground and make sure that the whole situation is under control. We would like to increase the number of registered staff from 85 to 88 in the coming weeks to speed up the timetable and legal response. It will take a few months for the permanent sergeant to be appointed. Overtime officers will have to stay at home without affecting the overall time of the officers. We expect that there won't be a significant increase in the budget for this fiscal year because these statements will take time to be fulfilled. I will talk about more things related to the budget in a moment. Yes, that's why I have to talk about the financial situation. After two weeks, we will talk about the financial situation around us and what our financial situation is like in the future. To put it simply, this new law will not be able to cover the costs incurred by the cities for providing municipal services. It will affect different cities at different times, and it will also affect us in many ways. However, if we look ahead at the end of the day, we will not get the necessary revenue to maintain our permanent services in the city. The services provided by the Ministry of Finance in the last four years, including tonight and the coming nights, you will have to make some decisions. I think that these decisions will continue in various budget sessions in the coming years. We will have to predict which are the most essential services for this society. Even when I was thinking about this and when I was talking to Cheebu, we believed that this is an essential part of the society and that it should be prioritized. It is very difficult to say this in this financial situation. But, in the end, we came to the conclusion that this is a great achievement. This should be done even among the financial leaders. This will cause more problems in the budget sessions in Bavi. But we believe this is the right decision. That is why we are giving you this letter. And... We will end this with a few words of encouragement. We are waiting to answer your questions along with the Cheap Loan. For the past 15 years, we would like to talk a little about the progress made by the police. We have explained about this in the 2020 report. It is available online. Although some other details show the staffing status, there is not much change in the number of employees in the police department. In the past 15 years, we have added 4 people. All of them are specialists in the research department. The other specialists added to this in the police department were in the civilian department. Therefore, I would say that it is a little unusual for our society to not promote regular patrol officers. But when we see a special need, not only in the police department, but also in all our funding departments, we pay attention to it. In the olden days, they were handled by speciality officers. So, think about being a down-down-license officer or working in the field of legal services. They were very demanding jobs that we wanted to ensure social employment. So what we see here is that we have to provide a service that is similar to that of community policing. We believe that through the improvement of these three principles, we can provide more service to the community. If you have anything else to say, please do so. Or we can move on to questions. Yes, I would like to explain one thing about the facility we operate in. After I came here, I have spoken to many of you. We have added a new certificate. I don't need certificates without making sure that it is necessary. We now have permission for 85 people. We now have 82 people. We have a new officer. He used to be an officer. So, from Monday, a certified officer will be appointed. Along with that, it will be 83. I think it is a common question that you have never been able to reach 85. Why haven't you reached 85? It takes a lot of time for us to get a new life. We have offered a conditional offer to a person without a certificate. He will join the academy in January. He will retire from the academy in April. He will pass through four months of field training. If everything goes well, within a year he will be able to act as a part of our army. Since we don't rule too many people, it takes a lot of time. So, in my opinion, if we allow 88 people, I think we will be around 85. We can reach that level. Because people are leaving, we have to rule more people. Since it takes time to train people, if we can reach 85, we don't rule 86. If we can reach 86-87, then it will gradually decrease. If we look at our statistics, there are 17 Supervisors including me. We have 14 detectives and 54 officers. 50 of them are patrolling. So, 14 of them work during the day shift and 18 of them work during the other two shifts. That's why there are 4 testicles without patrolling. Because those testicles are hidden, there are no people in them. We have 4 testicles that are not suitable for patrolling. The names of those testicles have been changing for years. We called them specialty testicles. But now, only two of those testicles are filled. That is the position of the cone or the colons, the down-down lesson, and that is our co-responder. The other two places are a secondary co-responder and our community outreach officer. After I came here, they never left. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had enough people to patrol. So, that's our chance. If we get 88 votes, if we get permission, I think we'll be able to remove those special documents. I count them as special tasks. We haven't found a name for this, but I'm thinking of something like a night-time down-down lesson unit or something like that. Yes, I have a wish list of things I do in this group that we conduct every month as a CET manager. From the time it started, the first thing on my wish list was a supervisor. So, compared to my previous agency, there were more supervisors in each shift. As you can imagine, shifts are the most frequent in the evening. They walk to each call. I think that if this unit comes to a standstill, it will constantly move them to the other side. So, if you have any questions, you can ask. But we both know very well what we need. This is my 6th year. I only needed a swan position. It was for the language research. So, I don't see this as a negative thing. I know this is a big decision. Thank you both. Council, we can ask or discuss any questions. Will this affect the daylight in this real world or is it beyond that? No, I told him as a joke that his place will be changed tonight. He didn't like it that much, but we will stop his place.
Chief, for a few years now, you've been telling me that you've appointed four swan officers. Is that true? Jeff told me that I've been here for the past 15 years. Yes, that's right. How many civil servants were there at that time? Or how many are there now? That's a much easier question.
Our total number is 85. If we add up the crossing guards, we will have about 130 units. That is, after I came here with Animal Control, it is almost the same number. We have added a number of civilian officers. We have also added a part-time community outreach officer to help the poor. We have also added a civilian data analyst. I don't remember it at all. I think we added one more thing. But I think we added a customer service feature in Animal Services. Ummm... Then a public information officer related to this, he is not in the police department, but in the communications department, he serves the police and the fire force. So it's almost related to that. Then, it was a certificate written by an honest and loyal officer. Yes, it used to be a special certificate for an officer. I think that's it. I don't remember anything else. But, I didn't expect that question. It's a good question. You told me that these tests will take a short time to complete. I heard the numbers, and I don't know if it's true. I have heard that it will take one to two years. Is that true? Yes, it is true. Yes, when we speak. We have met many times in the office of the President with all kinds of people. I tell them that it is a useful time to get the results. Yes. To let you know, we don't immediately transfer them to that agency. We hire people. They go for patrolling. We let them know that they can ask anyone for that agency. So they transfer them to that agency from wherever they are in the department. So we only collect agencies from our staffing table. It doesn't mean that a new person will do that job directly. So do you think they will be open to reforms or promotions or anything else? Yes. Yes. Okay.
Would it be appropriate for you to be the chief of staff in the list of the most important sergeants? Yes, yes.
Normally, you have to teach a person to become a police officer, or in this situation, you have to teach a person to become a supervisor first. Therefore, they will work with other supervisors. These officers will be a little more independent. So, I don't think it's right to make fun of a new sergeant who doesn't know how to control people. I'm sure, I'm sure. So... Oh... Go on. And to let the people know this, we have got these three high-ranking officers who have been appointed as city officials since April 19. I feel that if I am right, we are doing something about it. But we are doing it with the help of people who are changing in overtime. That is right, isn't it? It is right. We are going to continue it. But they will be people who work in the overtime area. There will be people who are different every day. In some cases, we have to force it. That is the problem faced by the government. They started with four people, and now they are trying to find volunteers. Yes, I think it is important for people to know that. Some of the students in this council have students from the University of Iowa, or some of my friends have students who have started studying there. So, even if it takes more than a year or more to complete this, they know that in the coming year there will be no security or protection for our municipality. So, I think this is an important thing for the people to know. That is, there is a protection on the ground right now. What you say, what I understand, what I should correct if I am wrong, what we are looking at here is how to make this system more sustainable and profitable in the near future. That is, by avoiding the lifestyle of these changing living beings. That's a right thing, isn't it? Yes. I am not the only person who thinks about these expenses. There is a price for all this. There is a cost for the city to do this because of overtime. Isn't that right? That's right. We give overtime to people to complete those tasks. So there is a cost for that. It is the same in the case of Sarvagalashali. So this is an economic cost. I don't know if you are familiar with the exact number of this. Apart from the financial cost, is there any harm to the well-being and well-being of the entire population if this continues for months? Of course, we can calculate the financial cost. We can test the figures. Yes, that is what we are trying to do. After 5 years, we have to think whether this is useful or not. The reason is that the employees who are on duty day and night are still forced to pay for this for up to 3 hours. That's why I'm disappointed. About 5 years ago, our jobs were down to 70. It's the same situation now. Back then, we used to say, if you want to go to the Hawkeye game, it won't work. Because you'll never get a promotion. That's not useful at all. Nani, can you ask me something?
Let me ask you something. Of course, ask me. Yes, we have three unfulfilled requests. One of them is to complete the exam from the academy. Have we set the budget in advance for this? Do you remember how much that budget amount is? Is it close to the amount you need now? Is it about Rs. 3,70,000 or less? Does anyone know? The 85 documents in the budget are the same as before. Even if we don't list all three, it's almost the same.
The only difference is that a sergeant will have a little more salary than an ordinary officer. So the three documents we need will cost a little more, because there is a sergeant's document in it. But the cost we pay is the same as a step-one officer and a step-one sergeant. That's how we do the payroll project for the remaining documents.
Shetty, are the three documents you mentioned special documents? Isn't the person in the police academy an ordinary officer? Is that a sergeant or an ordinary officer?
No, the people who come from the academy or those who are newly appointed are all ordinary officers. They first go for patrolling, then get a little introduction, then they can apply for special documents to the Investigation Department or they can try to get a position as a supervisor.
Okay, that's not the case for those who already have a job introduction as a sergeant. Normally, the sergeant's legal process is not like that.
No, we have two supervisors from other agencies who have worked as supervisors. But if they want to become supervisors, they have to work as officers for at least three years. I expect them to do that. But we want them to learn our culture and culture. Because sometimes the agencies they come to are not equal. Oh, that's what it means. Anyway, it will take time. This will take time. One thing I forgot to mention was in my notes. I think it is important when we talk about our limitations. So now we have 82 officers. If I recruit 9 officers again, there will be no chance. Two of them are outside the academy, two are outside the FDO, and five are outside. Last week, 15 officers were in the crime scene in Parishilanam. Looking at the percentage of victims, this is a big number. In Parishilanam, due to illness or long-term injuries, 10% of the victims are not present. Last week, another 20% of our victims were in Parishilanam. This is not uncommon. We have mandatory tests, and a few people are not feeling well, or we don't even have to say how many patrol officers we get. They get about 11 days. They get a lot of rest time. So we have to take that into account. So our number is quickly decreasing. Again, a good argument will be like when you stood in 82, 85 people were appointed. But again, it is a courageous process to bring people into the field. If we reach 85, it will last up to two weeks until someone gets sick. Then we will be back to normal and we will not have 82 people in the field. If everyone is here for work, we will only have 73 people in the field.
Anyway, we should go to the Surgeon's office, study for a while and then be promoted to Supervisors. Should we appoint a new person to go through this process or can anyone be promoted from these people? Yes. That's what we are doing to speed things up.
We will promote them to this position.
But even now, we have to appoint someone to take their place.
It is right to appoint someone to take their place. But appoint someone else instead.
Of course. We have held this meeting before. I think every year, right? Because, for the past few months, even when we used the Community Response Reserve Fund, there have been issues that have never been resolved, right? We discussed that we know that there is a lot of money in the budget every year due to the lack of those documents. And I think, to make this clear, when we talk about community security, I appreciate this suggestion from you and the CET manager in this memo. I hope we can have a different discussion before making such a decision. Because we are mainly talking about preventing illegal crimes. Then I think if there is information that our data analysts or other people or the situation in front of the employees is preventing illegal crimes, we can discuss it. I think that the data shows that the situation of the employees is not a permanent problem and that an employee can prevent it in the moments they are there. But if we think a little more about the big things and why this happened, why did people from outside come to the community? Do you know what we could have done before the very serious incident that took place at our workplace? That's why I need to look at things a little more broadly. From the perspective of the county, the program that we are conducting to stop the attacks is very much in line with the legislators, but it does not make the legislators' statements the basis. If Jesu or Marcus or their relatives talk about things, you will understand that those statements are like a community, some kind of social work. I think there are good reasons for that. Those documents are in the Public Health Department and in the County Attorney's Office. So it's not within your reach, is it? Then I don't want to ignore what I hear and what I understand. When we talk about this for years, you always feel that there is a lack of underground patrolling. I think it's true for many years. In addition, when we talk about the three major employment laws in other major issues, it should be known that they start with patrolling, and it should be reaffirmed that it is a waste of time before a permanent settlement is made in such matters. I would like to talk again about the injustice and injustice in our community in the context of the police. We know that we had a long-term plan that was based on traffic tests for almost 20 years. The Ayovasarvakala Shalaya was happy to give us new information. We have a data analyst, but the 2020 law 2021 law may be okay. We finally examined it. It happened after I came here. The final statement may be in 2021.
After that, we immediately brought it to the Supreme Court. Yes. Then I want to say very clearly. I don't believe that there are specific genetic features in our society's legislation.
But we know that there is a big space inside. It may be a bit confusing. But we don't need that information. Without looking at those numbers and without talking about our options, I am not ready for a stable solution that improves the space inside when the space is still there. We may be able to see a significant improvement in the data we need. I don't know, but I'm sure we'll get that information soon. Another thing is that we can be sure of other things that don't affect more than $1.5 million in Bavi. This is the money in the general fund. According to our CET manager, this is the money that will affect the property tax assessments that will be made in the coming years. Using field mediation or crisis intervention workers in the city, we can do a great pilot project. Before the petrol police force is promoted, we can try to find out if there is any use by setting a fixed time and measuring the intervals. I. Discussion. Some of the interesting things you mentioned are very important. This is part of a more diverse discussion. You pointed out some of the important aspects. Forgive me, this is part of a big topic. Especially, we are discussing the crimes of aggression that occur in a certain area. This is something that we all agreed upon and agreed upon. In addition, we have thought about how to address social problems in a way that helps public safety. Um, when you talk about the attack and especially the attack that was used as a target, you are absolutely right. Um, we need a discussion on a big picture. But when you talk about improving patrolling. Without saying that, I have to go back to those conversations. What are the traffic barriers to return? How is the pilot project moving forward? I would like to get an update on that. However, what is being suggested here is to be consistent in reality, and it is necessary for a team to function as a community more regularly. A close relationship that has been thought through and focused on. A different attitude in a particular part of a small group. The people in the downtown district should be able to make connections. So, as Cheep said, this is not really patrolling. This is to advise a team to address this particular problem. This shows that this is our most populated area and some terrible things have happened here. Then again, I think this is a discussion that is one and the same. But one thing that we haven't discussed much in the last few years is about the actual role of the public security or the police as a part of community security. I think that this instruction is relevant in this particular situation, because they have taken steps, the incidents have been reduced, this is a way to help in such situations. And that's why I'm saying that this is a common thing. I think we should keep asking continuously. I know it will take time. So overtime work will continue. But initially, instead of having an embedded team for social work, a police officer will work with a social worker, and that team will work together. It will be a stronger partnership. That way, they will be able to operate in the community in the best possible way. I think this will become a stronger model than just people working overtime. I am only asking this to make it clear, because I might have missed it in the memo. I don't think we are saying that this incident in April is a part of the incriminating crimes that have taken place in the downtown area. Is there a part of the incriminating crimes that you are trying to refute? Yes, as I said in the beginning, what I pointed out in the press release, there were more riots here in the past. But now there has been a change. But... This is an area of democracy.
I am saying again that this is not a forest country. It is not fair to the society. No one here says that. But such incidents happen in the middle of the city. When people are full of food, there have been riots many times. A society cannot be accepted. No one accepts it. That is why I agree with Megan's opinion. Yes, Megan is absolutely right. I am happy to hear you say that I am in favor of the police department. There are many ways we can become partners, but that is not what we control. Even if we act as a team, it is not a legal action. We are cooperating as an intermediary group. We are all in this together. I want to catch the criminals before they think about such things. But on April 19th, we had people there. They were very close. My mind says that it's not because the riots in Tokyo ended, but because the riots stopped. That person stopped the riots because we were there. If we were there, as you said, I don't think anyone would riot in the mall when a police officer stands. So will this change anywhere else? I think it's better for it to change from a place where 10,000 people come together. People often ask me why people from outside come here. The reason why they come here is because sometimes the crimes flow like water. They are looking for the easiest way. If they think they can do it, they will do it. I often say that people should be able to walk comfortably in the city. They should not be allowed to commit crimes in the city. That is our goal. Again, I don't want to have a SWAT team there. I wish I could clone Colin Fowler. I want three Colin Fowlers wearing his yellow shirt to be there. That's what we want. That's what I'm looking for. So?
Let me make it clear. The attack is not being carried out. That's right. This cannot be accepted whenever or whenever it happens. I'm sorry for that. No, I need to make sure for the public. Yes, definitely. We are responding to a special incident. Yes, an emergency. That meeting is going on. Yes, this is a safe place. This is an emergency. But it cannot be ignored or seen for a moment. So I think we can talk about it. Yes. Yes.
Next, I wanted to ask about how statistics can change within a company. For example, we see that the number of calls in that shift is less in the afternoon. So, we think that we can promote some of these companies in this industry, or we can turn them into a team like this. Another thing I'm thinking about is that, especially when we count the funding we received for field mediation, it will take time to legislate these jobs. I'm trying to think about the current situation. What can we do? In what circumstances? We can do it quickly. When I say Laura Field Mediation, Community Crisis Responders, I think it is wrong to say that we are in the middle of a crisis. That is, no. I hear you saying that this is a social problem. We do not want people to be there or to work excessively. But if we look at the data from the places that started in Durham, Dayton and Seattle, they have been able to reduce the number of deaths and to prevent the spread of the virus. I am thinking about something else. How can we reduce the number of workers who respond to the small problems or problems of the burden? How can we increase the visibility of more workers? So, when I make such a decision, I ask, Public safety is more important than the budget. So, it doesn't mean that we don't think about the security of half a million dollars a year. But how can we do that? We can also reduce the partial benefits of not knowing the cause of more police accidents. Yes, I think this is a pleasant thing to talk about, because it brings us back to this particular place and this particular time of the day. If we think that the quality of the people there is necessary, or that the number of people ready to attack the situation will decrease, then it would be a problem for an officer in uniform to be there. However, the incident that happened on 19th April, when people used weapons to kill each other, is very saddening for many people, especially for young people with severe headaches. These two things are also true in our modern society. It was a very different time to go there. This young woman was the daughter of an African drunkard. So, there was no distinction between the drunkards and the drunkards. So, when I talk about the Parshopalas, it comes to my mind. I was thinking about some of the other things that we had. And, Cheep has often talked about the drunkards, right? We have had some incidents in Nagaramadhi. No one in the drunkards walking in any of the bars near the public library has been arrested. In some of the cases, it happened. Especially in the civil society, it could have happened. That is, it is also a form of power. I think we need to think about it with respect. I think that what Councillor Burgess said about the election that we are conducting is very important. We need to investigate the local activities, the county activities, and the other things that are the cause of the crimes. From helping people to staying in their own homes, to providing shelter, we have to pay attention to various issues such as mental health, mental health care, etc. However, what happens when those who come out of our community do not get the opportunity to participate in our programs in person? That is why I see that time, place, as well as physical conditions there. Because when people come together, especially on Fridays and Saturday nights, we all know that. Since the beginning of my 20s, I have been enjoying downtown Pedumal. So that's not unusual. It's been like this for a long time. This is a place where people want to enjoy themselves to the fullest, to enjoy themselves safely, especially in the case of university students, or in the case of people working in downtown bars and other places. I think this is the most important part of the talks that took place recently. Let me say that I am in favor of community policing in this direction. Only on those two days of the week, make sure you have a large police presence. Community policing is more important than that. Talk to people, get to know the problems in person, be there on weekdays, establish relationships will help. What I have learned about policing is that it is a good way, and it will help to reduce other types of violence. I am happy to have included it in this statement. Yes, I would like to make one thing clear. I think it is a good idea to use a special unit like the one you described. What I meant by partial forces is that our police force's attention should be where it should be, and their support is reduced to give it the strength it needs. Is this clear to you? Yes, it is clear. But I feel like we're getting to a point where we haven't done this before. I don't think we've done this before. We're doing it now, even in overtime. But this, this. What I mean by this is to make it more productive in the near future. But in reality, we need to think about how we can combine the mental health services available to us in these new restrictions. I know from my interviews with Officer Fowler, whom we have interviewed many times, that he is able to establish a good relationship with the people there and with Vavanara Hidur, who are working in downtown Meghalaya on a daily basis, and he is able to connect them with the Department of Street Outreach at the Shelter House and with the Mental Health Assistance Program. So, just like what Councillor Aaltel said, we need to make sure that the things that this council has been talking about are continuing. Am I wrong? Field mediation. Field mediation. Thank you very much. Let's see if this will be fruitful. But I think there are high chances that this will be a great start. Let's see how things move forward. At the same time, we need a social police system that is more transparent and efficient. These are the things I like about this. So, I think we have to agree that we will have to change the money, right?
If we carry out this plan, I expect that the council will carry out the plan in other areas that have not been carried out so far, right? Not just then, the plan that we carried out in the mobile crisis system and the addition of the lesson program. So this will make a difference in the whole, that is, the budget will have to be reduced from other parts of the budget.
That's what the CET manager talked about in the beginning. I agree that that's the difficult part of this. I wonder, even when other things come together, even when we test them, even when we get accurate instructions, even when we don't know how effective they are, I don't want to say, oh, we will pay a similar price for this. But when we are sure that we have tested things and won, we should definitely be ready to discuss and argue, only when we feel that they are effective.
I think we need to think about this. Forgive me. Oh, go on. I need to talk about the culture in the city. I was talking to Jeff about how much the culture has changed since the 21st ordinance. According to this instruction, there will be three special officers for the UIPD and three special officers for the UIPD. That is, more than 6 officers who are armed will be walking in the city council. Have you ever thought about what it says to the society about this culture? It says to the society that we are expecting violence. We expect violence. We expect it to be used excessively. We expect that we will have to accept violence. I don't think anyone in the city council wants to develop such a culture. I am disappointed that such a decision is coming from the budget sector in a situation where unconstitutional crimes are not committed. Because, Jeeva, we have been talking about the things you have said for years. Even though we have been talking for years about the issue of unresolved issues, we do not resolve all issues. Therefore, this issue is not new. This is not new to policing in general. Since the time Cheap came here, these special documents that we want to remove are often not able to be removed. Because of the lack of workers and because of the lack of people at work, we are not able to carry out sufficient laws. Then that culture too. Yes, to be precise. So, I think what Cheap is saying is definitely true. However, we should not mistake this as a matter of a special exception in the pit mall. These issues are ongoing for a long time, and we have the responsibility to make sure that the public fund's guardians do not take too much responsibility in any way. Right? It is not as if the police or any other party is taking it away. Often we see that, okay, we don't want this document, but we need a different role. Then the council comes forward with a change of hands, right? As if we want to remove this document and bring it from somewhere else. Here we don't see that. We see a total of three additional documents. We all know that it is impossible to take it away.
Not me. You continue. Yes, thank you. I need to come here at some point. Yes, yes, Devaai.
Yes, like the councillor said, I have no objection to your suggestion. But you are doing it now, right? We are giving overtime to the employees there. So you are doing it manually. So again, I am going back to the unfulfilled request. There is one person who is ready to come from the academy, so instead of increasing the number of requests, we can use those requests that have been hidden for a long time. You said that you want people in the city center to be healthy and that they should be able to come to the city. Even if some people feel comfortable with the police in the city, I believe that it is making many people uncomfortable. Even if they come to the city, they are tired. If we are doing it, why should we immediately think about the three most unemployed? We have three conditions today. If we can't get rid of those conditions, let's act with what we have. But for me, the most important thing is to inspect the city in 2021. Even though traffic stops have changed compared to 15 years ago, people are complaining that more inspections are being carried out against drunkards and drunkards. I would like to see that. I would like to examine the data and evaluate what can be done to solve these problems when we carry out legislation for non-compliant officials. I do not agree with the claim that the only thing that regulates employment everywhere in the city is to ensure safety. I don't think that's the case. But I can understand that because of the increased number of attacks in the downtown area, more attention is paid to it. I don't have a problem with that. But we have already set a budget for three employees. So let's get rid of those complaints first, and at the same time, let's talk about the price of traffic checks and fines. Let's see what we can do to stop them from committing crimes. Instead of waiting for things to happen, let's take a step forward. I am addressing all the questions and opinions so far.
There are a lot of things in this. I would like to add some things to this discussion about the long-term needs of our society. We are not conducting this discussion after a single event. We have seen numbers from January 2020 to June 2026, right? There have been about 430 attacks. Only 62% of the attacks took place in our main metropolitan area. That's why. When I look at this, When asked why this path is accepted, I would like to say that we are seeing fewer and fewer cases of the same in our society. We are ahead of big cities when it comes to bringing civil rights to our police force. We are doing things like field mediation. The CVI, QI program is going on very well. There are a lot of things we are doing outside of policing. I feel that we are seeing less of the results and discussions we get through those activities. Of course, there are more things to do. I am ready to talk about that. But now we are talking. I am from Chicago. In the old days, we used to request the police to come to our areas when there were crimes. The reason was that their situation had changed. It helped to stop the crimes. It may have changed to other places, but it was a barrier to the crimes that were taking place there. When we talk about Down Down and crimes, I believe that there will be a lack of crimes. You may not get that data. Firstly, we are a growing society. So, when we grow, we may have an increase in the number of crimes. But because the police are there, because we are a growing society, we can never know what the reasons for their absence are. Therefore, I would like to reaffirm that what the people are telling us is what is happening right now, that they are working right now, and that they are working overtime as we all know. That's why the need is there, and I support these three workers. When people talk, for example, if there is a worker who is on a day shift, I think that they cannot move to a place where the need is less. Can they move at the time of the night when the need is there? Or can they use documents that are not in use at the moment? I think we are talking about staffing patterns. I don't think the council fully understands this. Also, I don't think you can ever fully staff. Also, There are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and there are cases where a new employee is brought into these roles, and Therefore, if there is a shortage of workers during the day, we ask the chief and the department to make changes to it. This is a problem with any department. When we see that there is a shortage of work, we expect the council to make the necessary changes without delaying it. That is why I am supporting this. I really appreciate this discussion. I would also like to ask where the council is standing on this issue. If you allow me, I have one more thing to say.
Firstly, I fully support these three statements. In the last 15 years, only four new police officer certificates have been added, I understood from the information I received. At that time, 9,000 people were registered in the community. That is, the number of visitors has not been increased. So I don't think this is a big need. Another thing that I noticed is that we have concentrated the area of the meeting in Nagarapradesh. But because of the increasing language restrictions, we all agreed to appoint a special employee to investigate, which is a fact. The reason for its difficulty is also the terrible nature. In a college town, this is more common. In Area 1, 75.5% of the crimes are illegal and illegal. So, I think we talked a lot about the riots in Pedu Mall. I also have an opinion on that. But we should not forget about some serious crimes that can lead to severe mental illness. This is happening outside the mall. This employee can patrol in those areas. Another thing I would like to comment on is that although it is true that there are no strikes or strikes in our country, I do not want to raise fear among the people. Thank you. But it is said in the memo that this has been happening for the past six and a half years, approximately one in four months. Yes. Then, there are a lot of cities that say that there is more violence in the streets. In my opinion, when we talk about racial differences and the inequality in police positions, we need to look at who is the one who is the most vulnerable and who is the one who is the most vulnerable. This is really bothering me. So, I'm going back to what I said when I started talking. This is just the beginning. It's not just a good news for the police, but it's a solution to a problem. I don't think so. We will look at the attacks and crimes that have been committed, and then we will go back and check the traffic safety. Therefore, we do not need these certificates for this special occasion. That's the right thing to do. At the same time, it is necessary to go back to those ships and examine how we can get more out of the Ottanavathi routes in Tulgith. But it is not right to say that ships can be run by saying that there are no explosions only to be worried about. I know that no one has said that here in the council. But I don't agree with you saying that we are safe because there are not many attacks that are used against us.
I don't think anyone is saying that. Let Bahumanapuram say it. Then, if we have such a situation...
If we want to keep half a billion dollars a year to prevent sexual violence, we can do that. We can do that. There are only a few places in the country where the campus is safe. But what we are talking about is not to prevent it, but about the patrolling that is going on for sightseeing. The relationship between sightseeing and crime prevention is very, very weak. So, if we want to think about obstacles and obstacles, we need to be aware of them and accept them, because it is like patrolling. There is no way to be self-reliant. It is an object. This is not the basis of what I think. Again, I want to prove that I am wrong. Isn't it right? I don't try to act unnecessarily. Because of the actions we have made over the years by examining these issues, the council has not shown any interest in making more police officers. Yet, year after year, we are hearing the same problems. If we want to talk about the prohibition of slavery, we must ensure that the most appropriate ways are taken.
I can only say one thing.
It can be decided. Yes, before you. Yes, because I appreciate what you said. But like you said at the end, no one in this council has said that. But did you understand it as if you were doing what I said in court or thinking about it? I don't want the public to blame us. We are hopeful about what happened on April 19th. If this prevents the increase in the number of employees, we will do it. There is no problem in that. I had said that I had no objection to the poster. We are doing it now. We are spending money on overtime payment. We will be able to manage the three companies that have not followed the law and manage the ship at the same time. What is the problem with the ship? It is very good. We have a lot of things to do to prevent such mistakes. If we can do it, why should we not always do it? I would like to inform the public that we, or the Municipal Assembly, are doing this. Now we have employees in Nagaramadhyam. They are suffering overtime. We have three more employees who have not yet passed the law. When these procedures are completed, they will be able to perform those duties instead of overtime. In the meantime, let's think about the education. Also, let's review the work of the three employees we are going to add. Because we are not going to pass them tomorrow. It will take us three more years to pass them. So in the next three years, we can do this when we think about the law. At the same time, we can also march. This doesn't mean that what's happening is not enough. I'm talking about your promise that what's happening won't make you wait for the march. No, no one said that. No, no. Then I... Yes, please call it back. Because you know, right? That's not what I meant. That's not what I meant for you.
I would like to make that clear. That was not the only intention. Instead of policing, I would like to remind you that field mediation and CBI-related activities are taking place within our community. I think we should continue these discussions when we talk about these issues. So when we talk about the various aspects of this, there is no way for anyone to understand it. That is why I think this section is a part of it. There are still other places to be filled and discussions to be conducted. I am fully prepared for them. At this moment, I need to know if the employee has any suggestions or suggestions regarding these three documents. I would like to know who are the people who are following these three documents. Yes, these are the three documents that have been approved. Let me ask you a quick question. This is not a decision, is it? Isn't it right that we only give an advice on whether to move forward or not? Yes, it is. We will announce this to you as an issue in a future meeting, mostly in September. We will need to include the three new documents we returned with us.
What if we do it tonight? Can I say something? What if we ask you to do it tonight?
If I feel that many people in the council are supporting this, we will take it forward. Certainly. Yes. I feel that this is only a decision to be made. I would like to review the opinions of my fellow councillors and learn more, but I am in a position to support this.
Again, I have no objection to three employees from the three documents on the ground. But I don't want to spend too much money to create new documents. I would suggest the police to use the documents on the ground. Even if they need more money to raise one person as a surgeon, you can do it. But again, I don't think it's appropriate for me to add three more employees. If we need more employees in the future, we can think about it. I can review it again. We can do it. But for these three documents, I would like to stop using the documents in the future with the police chief.
In other words, you are saying that the permits granted are to be renewed. But we have heard that the staffing requirements are different. Therefore, even if their 85 permits are not complete, it will be completed in one period. On the day of delivery, it can be reduced to 84. Therefore, their staffing requirements are correct for monthly needs. So, if we want to include these documents there, and if we want to include them in their staffing plan, it should be three new documents. Absolutely.
The reason why this recommendation has come to us in the month is that people in the middle of the city work more, so they need some workers. I think the other party can talk about it in detail. We are going to legislate some special provisions. We can do that later. We can talk about it later. I don't think it will be a problem. But now I want to make a statement about the laws of special provisions.
That is, if they behave as I say, the police will get what they need. At the same time, we are thinking about valuing things with dignity. We are also thinking about implementing laws on special documents. If I am not mistaken, the documents we have confirmed have a special nature. So we can rule them later. But taking into account the importance of time, we now have three steps. For that, we don't even need any special permission. All we have to do is give them instructions on how to move forward and rule them. They have to make a rule on those issues.
But what I want to know is, I heard the opinions of four people. I want to know if the other two councillors have a say in this. I'm working with Councillor Salin. Okay. Yes, I have an opinion. Okay. I don't think it's appropriate for the council to vote on the council's agenda. I think it's enough for the council to vote on the council's agenda. Certainly. Counselor Moe wanted to see the recording. After seeing it, he sent me and the chief an email to come back with more questions. So I waited until it happened. Yes, but this is just a suggestion to be included in the agenda. Okay, I understood. This is just a suggestion to be included in the agenda. Yes, we can't do the reason. Yes,
Nothing. I heard. I heard about our town of Tenerito. Jeff said, if we have enough money tonight, we will move forward. Yes, we are not talking about voting now. Isn't this an unnecessary situation where three people agree and three people give their opinions? Correct. But as you pointed out, this is not an official vote. The Mayor has the right to include something in the agenda at any time. So, I understand that his suggestion is to bring this as an agenda. The Mayor has the right to do so. That's what I want. No, I understand that. But I'm saying this because the Mayor said so.
If we have the right... I just pointed out that there will be a huge crowd. Yes.
I know that Councillor Moe is interested in giving his opinion on this. I'll wait until he comes. Yes, we know he is right. He is not here. But if the council is talking about something, three people, two people, two councillors. To include one thing in the agenda. That's right. I believe it's three people. Three. So we can include one thing in the agenda for three people. Or for the mayor. No. Or the mayor can do it on his own. Yes, I know. Mayor or three people. So in this world, the logic was that three people were supporting this. Definitely. This is what we intended to include in the agenda.
When we were talking about what you said.
Even if we lose, you know that, right?
You can include it in the agenda later. We will think about it.
Yes, yes. We are co-operatives. In the meantime, I urge you to make sure that we understand each other, what we are pushing forward, and what our goals are. Because this is a very important matter. We all have an interest in this. So, before we make a decision, we need to make sure that we understand each other. I need to talk to the Chief about the more than 85 documents that have been returned to him. Okay, I will tell you the details of this. We have 85 candidates. We have 82 people on the board, but even 9 of them are not able to work. They are either in the exam or in the medical field. That's why we don't have enough people. But we can change that. Let's see where our people are legal. We have 17 supervisors. There are 14 people in the investigation department. We have 54 officers, out of which 50 are on patrol shifts and 14 are on day shifts. This is to limit the number of calls and the number of incidents that take place regularly. Their staffing is different during the day. They are less during the evening and evening hours. In the evening, there are 18 people and in the evening, there are 18 people. There are only 4 officers left. They are not people. They are just officers who are not on patrol shifts. There are two of them in the list. They are the lesson officers in the city and our co-responders. A non-existent co-responder list is next to us. If the community gives us another mental health lesson, we expect that the list will be filled immediately. Then we have a community outreach person. We always want to fill one person in it. So, if some of them are being recycled, we only have two additional documents that are not applicable for patrolling. That is why I believe that those certificates will be removed and they will be allowed to enter the city at night. Then the supervisors will have to bring another person from the patrolling to become one person. From there we reach 85. That is why we need 84. Because if they can be filled, I do not want to remove any of those four. I do not want to remove any of those four special certificates. Because I think they are important. Especially in the city area, we have taken a special measure in the Corresponder certificate. That's why we have 82 officers on our side. In 85, we'll have 83 people on Mondays. Again, we have to reach a point where we feel we have enough staff to fill those officers. That doesn't mean everyone is full of staff. Each patrol shift has two officers less. We can work with them on a temporary basis. We made a tough decision years ago. But when I first arrived here, there were no special documents. Colin Fowler was not doing his job. Jeff Rubin said he was interested in the city. The council is interested in the full completion of that document. So, even though our staffing was very low, someone had to pick us up from patrolling. Let me tell you, it was not a decision that my staff liked. This means that more people are being forced into overtime. Because those people are not always counted in our patrol staffing. That may be a part of me. So, I want to make sure that this is clear to me. So, 83 documents will be filled here next week. Then there are two non-stop facilities. That adds up to 85 places. One is for co-operators and the other is for community outreach. That's right. Nine officers are trying to remind you that they are not in those places. Because they are not in service now. Some of them are in prison. Some of them are in prison. That's what we're always struggling with. We're struggling. Like you said, we're a staffing party. We're trying to get above that. If anything happens tomorrow, we'll fire someone. Yes. Or for some, it does not happen all the time, but it does happen quite often. We can plan ahead for those who are going to get vaccinated. But we have medical vaccines that are made quickly every year. It is a big deal. It is an effort to get those special tests done with our best facilities.
How long have we been exploring this community sponsor area? How long have we been exploring those three places?
We were not in a position to leave those places because there were no officers in need. I am asking how long it has been.
I have not left it before I came here. So let me ask, how long have you been here? Five and a half years. Okay, that's my question.
That's why we don't think that we are contributing to those statistics. We are not making people sign into it. Is it right for them to sign into it? It's a matter of action. Either for you or for the government, it's a matter of action. Is it necessary to allow more people to sign into the council to get a regular staffing of 85 people? To make it a reality, to keep 85 officers in check, and to count the staffing issues related to examinations. Today, they are going to take care of medical, press, and other things. What I have to say is that you can only rule 85 people in a month. Since people are always leaving, it is impossible to keep 85 officers in check at the same time. This is the situation in the history of Vagup. I have heard about workers who have been serving for 30 years. I only remember about the two weeks when there was full staffing. Yes, this is not only a problem for the police. Public works, transit workers are present here. They must all know that Darien always regulates bus drivers, right? That is never going to change. We have never fully regulated the public workers in the METO or Mass Transit Operator Act. Ron, I met Ron and the group today. In Public Works, you now have about 8 or 9 offices. This is a department of equal size. It is a common practice to get full-time workers in such large offices. You only arrive there very casually, right? That's what I meant to say. If we wanted that, we would have had to permit overharing. But we didn't follow that. Yes, we don't do overharing. For example, I didn't allow it, I just did it. I'm just, it's true. Some years ago, we needed four new transit drivers for you. Even when we were in a situation like the one we're in now, it was difficult to fulfill the needs of the driver. So we had to call people in overtime and ask the supervisors to drive the buses. That's why we told you that we need 4 mass transit operators. We were never fully alive on the 2nd week, but the improvements we made helped us get to that point. That's what we're trying to say here. Even if we go up to 88, we don't think we'll be able to maintain that much of a reputation in the near future. But when we reach 85 or 86, we can start making changes to our staffing. We can only change the staffing for the chief. Let me remind you one more thing. Remember how much time it takes to complete a person. If everything goes well, it will take 9 months. That's why it's just 9 months.
Yes. The academy is for 4 months. The examinations are for 4 to 5 months. After that, they go to the field. They haven't taken any examinations in the past. As I said earlier, we have given an offer to someone. Next year, they won't be there at the same time. They will be in the FDO program. That's the big call. The person who goes to work on Mondays. Who is the last person to join the police department before this?
Okay. In the last five and a half years, I have appointed about 40 people. So, I think you can count. So, we... Are they all officers or ordinary people? No, what I meant was about the officers and a lot of ordinary people. It won't be more than 40 per cent. Forgive me. But if we talk about the person who is coming on Monday, he is the one who used to work here. He used to be an IOCET police officer. So he thought that his FETO program would only be available for a week. That is, after his examination, he will be able to enter the job immediately. We are looking for qualified officers. That's what many of us in Meghalaya are doing. The people who work as officers, there are many officers from other agencies here. North Liberty and Coralville are the places where the officers are, because they are the ones who completed the exam. It helps to reduce the time for the exam, because they don't have to go to the exam again. I was going to ask how normal it is when prospective officers change places or want a career change. These things are very normal now. This is a cell-less market. Now, the authorized officers can go wherever they like. Everyone is always following the rules. We are lucky. I think we are behaving in the best way. Our officers leave their jobs unexpectedly. Sometimes it happens. Usually, they go to another agency only when their colleagues get a job in another part of the country. However, many officers are coming here. They are looking for normal opportunities. Especially those in Johnson County, they like the opportunities provided by IOCET. We are a big agency.
Certainly. So, we can hold a vote on this within two weeks. Yes, to nominate three more officers. Since this is a special event, is there a need for more discussion on this? Then?
Will we be able to do it?
Like the others who came. Right. Definitely not. I think that when we create new documents or when we change the documents, most of the staffing changes should be done in the right way. But we need another authority, so we will accept that change as a council. For example, in the pay grade or in the name of the job, we have implemented some procedures after the previous workers' wages were reduced. That was not a matter of doubt. There is a disagreement in the council on this issue, so I request that we should be able to examine things properly. What are we losing? As you said, if we have these three conditions, we do not need to bring the subject of a crime forward. Therefore, if we move forward, these three conditions will have to be maintained for a long period of time, so I would like to ensure that this should be investigated in full. We are not starting a crime, we are not doing it.
Badness gave us a moment to think. We thought that this is a service that society needs. We understand that there is room for use in it. But we don't take a bad thing first. I don't think anyone will have a use for the traffic stop I mentioned earlier. To find out exactly what it is.
Yes, we were told that we would get the details in the spring season. What is the status of that?
I visit the Sarvakala Shalaya regularly every month. They added the details of one year because of the time limit. Traffic stops? That's what we're talking about. Traffic stops. That's what we're talking about. Traffic stops. That's what we're talking about. That's what we're talking about.
If everyone has seen it, can you forward it to me? I want to know. Of course. We post it on the website.
It is on the city website. But we can send it to you. No. Yes. Please send it to me or the CET manager. Or when will you get the exact timing for it?
Yes. Because we have been doing this for years. Can we connect with them? I am very interested in knowing where we are in terms of genetic differences.
I think we can ask them the last question. Are they doing this on purpose or what? No, we asked them to do this. Okay, then what do we do? St. Ambrose.
How much time will it take me to tell them? That's what I'm asking. Please, can we do this quickly? So, one of the people in St. Ambrose did this. We removed it a few years ago, but we don't remember when exactly.
Okay, in this matter, Before we move forward, I know that Councillor Burgess had asked you about the needs of other departments. We talk about the fire department in our budget discussions every year. When we get invitations to gather staff members, it comes to us only after the discussions that are held in an open manner. We don't have a clear answer to that. That's not a problem. That's how it works. But I just want to test this in the budget. If we decide to create three more authorities, what do we lose? I feel that the same staffing problems are not being addressed in other departments. Because without changing these staffing methods, there is no chance of a big change in the police. So, this is going through a normal route. For example, in the case of the transit department, they had a lot of work to do, and it took a lot of time. But I am sure they had a lot of experience during that time. But when they thought about it later, they realized that we need to re-investigate our staffing and that we need four more officers. The office of the CET manager agreed that this should be announced before the council. So I think this is happening through the right channels and the right procedures. This is also going through the right procedures, as the police department said earlier. In other words, this is a statement that was needed for a short period of time. But when I think about it now, I believe that this is the necessary service and that's why it came before us. Okay, I have a small objection to this. Three councillors met with Jeff on Friday. They told us very clearly that this is the beginning of a debate. We can hold a vote on this after two weeks tonight.
So, I feel that something else is happening that I don't know. It makes me uncomfortable. Are we going to start a debate? No, we are going to get a proposal for a vote within two weeks. From what I said in that meeting,
Okay, thank you. Based on that information, I think it would be beneficial to consider the cost of these three statements as a monthly overtime cost. That is, the difference in actual costs. For example, 3,80,000 minus overtime cost is correct, isn't it? So we will have a profit. In addition, we should also think about how we can reduce the cost of other things like the workload of the employees. I think that the full explanation of what we actually get and what we don't get by adding these three factors would be helpful to me. I don't know if you need to do all this with the help of a living person. But we know about the suffering of people who work overtime. Also, this is a certificate only for the municipality. I don't know if everyone knows Officer Fowler, but he is a very interesting person. And I think there are a lot of problems in working overtime with any officer. But you need a person who is willing to meet the needs of the city and its nightlife. So it is a good thing that so many officers are working. Our needs are met, but we need a person who is willing to meet those needs. I don't think we should forget that fact. Yes, I actually agree with that. That's what I thought of as a soft benefit or soft cost. That's exactly right. We all agree on one thing, Mayor. So, we are destined to live Are we working overtime right now? I don't think so. I just want to make sure. Does the Buddha you worship work overtime in the community building on Sundays? No.
Only if there are any special events. If there are any special events, there is no other way. Okay. I just wanted to try to explain that.
Okay. Anything else on this subject? Okay, we are on the 4th floor. The council updates about the boards, commissions and committees assigned. Oh, maybe not tonight. I was supposed to do this as part of the information packet discussion. But this is not about a commission, but something else. Is the council interested in conducting a youth council discussion at the meeting in Vaavi?
Yes, yes, yes.
Okay, so let's talk about that. Okay, that would be a great thing. Good. From the council. No other updates. Our work session ends here. We will return to the office at 6 in the evening.
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