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St. Louis Park Police Department • 3015 Raleigh Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55416
www.stlouispark.org • Phone: 952.924.2600 • Fax: 952.924.2676 • TTY: 952.924.2518
Police advisory commission (PAC)
Meeting minutes
Sept. 5, 2018, 7 p.m.
City Hall - Aquila Room
Call to order: Jay Arneson call to order at 7:04 p.m.
Commissioners present: Jay Arneson, Charles Kelly, Matt Kinney, Dave Ault, Ellen McDaniel, Michael
Howes, Vadimir and Lt. Parker
1. Approval of July minutes
a. Minutes approved by commission.
2. Body-worn camera implementation update
a. Several city council meetings have taken place since the last PAC meeting. City council
has voted to approve the policy for body-worn cameras on Tuesday, Sept 4. A resolution
was added stating for the police department to follow up after six months of
implementation. The police department is now testing equipment for functionality. The
two brands being tested are Axon and Watch Guard. There were questions brought up
at the meetings 1.) Should officers turn on their cameras more often? and 2.) Should
officers be able to view the footage before writing the report? The ACLU objected and
members of city council were quoted in the Sun Sailor. Commissioner Howes concerned
that members of the PAC, human right commission (HRC) and multicultural advisory
commission (MAC) were not aware the city council was voting on the policy Tuesday
evening. The goal is to have the body cameras up working on Jan. 1, 2019. Lt. Parker will
send information about the budget for body-worn cameras.
3. Upcoming events
a. Golf tournament
i. Taking place on Friday, Sept. 7. Lt. Parker sent out an email to PAC members.
b. Citizens’ Police Academy
i. Taking place on Thursday evenings this fall. Commissioner Kinney suggests for
anyone to participate.
c. Police department strategic planning
i. Chief Harcey has started to send out surveys to the police department. The
police department has hired Chad Weinstein to assists with strategic planning.
Looking for obstacles the police department will have to face. Weinstein will be
conducting interviews with police officers. There is a retreat scheduled for the
officers as well. Looking to implement three-year plan.
ii. Commissioner Howes suggested to propose or look into how clinical
psychologists can get involved with the police department on a volunteer basis.
St. Louis Park Police Department • 3015 Raleigh Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55416
www.stlouispark.org • Phone: 952.924.2600 • Fax: 952.924.2676 • TTY: 952.924.2518
4. Staffing update – CSO process, police officer, Pathways Program
a. Intern starting the Pathways program. Fully staffed right now. Waiting to hear from city
council about budgeting for new positions.
5. New business
a. Commissioner Howes - Is St. Louis Park generally look for people with experience for a
job, or do they hire in house? Lt. Parker said the department prefers individuals with
experience.
Meeting adjourn: Meeting adjourn at 8:18 p.m.
Next meeting: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018