November 22, 2021 City Council Meeting
Monday, November 22, 2021
Sheriff's department contract and staffing updates
Analysis of deputy staffing shortages and attrition rates
Impact of municipal contract policing workload distribution
Review of current recruitment and retention strategies
Legislative priorities for peace officer licensure
Discussions on service levels and visibility in the city
Areas of Interest (4)
- Carver County Sheriff implements temporary 'pooling' of municipal and county patrol deputies to address 40-45% national retirement increase.
- Sheriff warns that deputy departures are driven by 'step system' pay discrepancies with competing municipalities offering higher lateral entry wages.
- Council members express concern over lack of visible deputy presence and response times following the October 11th staffing model change.
- Sheriff suggests lowering threshold for 'nuisance' call responses if staffing shortages persist beyond Q1 2022.
Votes (2)
Approve the agenda as presented
Moved by Unnamed council member · Seconded by Unnamed council member
Approve the consent agenda
Moved by Unnamed council member · Seconded by Unnamed council member
Notable Quotes (2)
If you have five years of experience at carver county, they will hire you where you would have been had you had five years with them... the top of their pay scale is three dollars an hour more than our highest paid deputy.
We're not switching to an hourly model. We're going to continue with our FTE model.
People (1)
Jason KamerudSheriffPresented on staffing shortages, turnover trends, and temporary contract workload adjustments.
1 quote
Presented on staffing shortages, turnover trends, and temporary contract workload adjustments.
“The alternative would be we would have to leave some contracts unfilled and then that would result in a lower level of service.”
Explaining the necessity of pooling contract and county patrol workload.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (1)
- Monday, November 22, 2021, at 6:30 PM
Ordinances & Resolutions (1)
Sheriff's department contract and hours update