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For the UPD Board implementation of this new formula, potentially today, this emergency

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meeting was scheduled for this morning. UPD's attorney contacted me after 5 p.m. yesterday

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and in our discussion did confirm my view that the contemplated formula would indeed

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be detrimental and he circulated the draft resolution about 6.30 p.m. last night. Although

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the prospect of self-providing law enforcement in Riverton is not something I have been

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interested in addressing. Not interested at all, especially at this point. And I recognize

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we would have a lot more work to do before being in a position to stand up our own law

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enforcement agency. I find that given the circumstances, Riverton would be best suited

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to provide its notice of intent to withdraw before this change to the formula for withdrawal

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would take place. There are a host of issues that I have been concerned with

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as the UPD board member now representing Riverton for the past several years.

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I have voiced those concerns to the UPD organization, board, and our own city council,

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and have patiently tried to work through them.

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If these situations could improve, it could very well change my opinion and desire on leaving the organization.

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In summary, my concerns are as follows.

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One, this net position, this change, this contemplated today on the withdrawal, the net position versus fund balance calculation.

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To ensure that Riverton will not be penalized on the distribution of fund balance and other assets upon any withdrawal.

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Two, governance. I've said this before, but the current composition of the board now has our city with less of a voice in representation.

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The way it's currently comprised, cities that have about three quarters of the population of the service area represent only about a quarter of the vote.

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This is not representative democracy.

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Number three, emphasis on county.

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The board has not enforced the interlocal and instances where the county should be funding certain services.

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and has seen contracts or other monetary benefit too often go directly to the county

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when other vendors could provide a service less expensively.

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Number four, pooled services.

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The formula to calculate our share of pooled services is not in line with one's actual use of the services.

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All cases are used in determining a member's cost

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instead of just those actual cases that use pooled services,

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resulting in a very high premium for the use of those services in some circumstances.

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Five, assignment of allocations.

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There's not a formula that anyone has been able to articulate on how new police officers are assigned.

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There's little to any say on how new officers are allocated.

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Number six, mutual aid.

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A large benefit to being affiliated with UPD was the crossover effect and ability to draw on regionalized services.

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With hairmen now exiting, Riverton becomes a veritable island in the UPD service area map,

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with our nearest member city being some 20 minutes away to assist us.

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Number seven, financial accounting.

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We're billed at the top end for each officer allocation, yet each officer in our precinct is not receiving top-end pay.

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The differential should go back to our own fund balance or reduce our build amount to the organization.

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But that doesn't happen.

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The same occurs with any unused direct precinct budgeted amounts.

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And finally, transparency.

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This last minute reveal of critical board agenda supporting documentation is just one example.

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During my time on the board, I have and have seen also others ask for information,

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but either get no answer or partial answers.

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Because of these concerns, I feel it very important to take this action right now

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before the UPD Board makes a change.

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That would, in a sense, box us in and have no recourse to remedy these concerns.

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Rest assured, this is not something we take lightly,

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and we will dive more deeply into this issue and have full public discourse

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to ensure that ultimately the best final outcome is made for the residents of

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Riverton. This I want to say emphatically this is no reflection on the

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officers and those that serve so valiantly in the UPD organization we

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support them. Public safety is our utmost concern and city and the city

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leadership you see here is dedicated to that cause.

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With that I'll turn it now

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to the city council for any discussion or questions about about the either the

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statement or the proposed resolution. So I'll just kind of know kind of where I

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got to the point where I am with this is on Tuesday evening I don't know if

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everybody remembers in the release a meeting I asked a few questions related

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to the change in the discussion and I asked Ryan a specific point of

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question about if this came before as because it is a change to the interlocal agreement,

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would this not need to come back before each of the cities?

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And at the time, Ryan had, you know, made a statement, and Ryan, I'll let you respond

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in just a minute to that statement that it would have to come back before the cities

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in doing some research yesterday morning. Ryan responded to me and said, no, it just

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requires two thirds of the board, which is part of the reason for this impotent

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the immediacy of this action and the reason for it.

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That's part of the reason for me, obviously.

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I do have some concerns that I've expressed in the past

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related to the Harriman Exit.

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What are we gonna do?

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And Lieutenant Adamson has heard me ask for updates

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on what that means to my area.

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I represent the western portion of Mars City,

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which I like to call the Riverton Peninsula,

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which is surrounded by Harriman

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because most of the responses I see to my area

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usually had a branded Herman truck responding. So that was a big concern for me. So those

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are some of the concerns. Obviously we discussed the calculation. So in light of that, that's

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the reason why I'll make the decisions that I do today is because of that impeding the

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reasons why I wouldn't have to come back to the city. So any

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other questions or

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comments by the council?

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Seeing none, we'll. Mayor, I'll make a comment. I appreciate

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the moment of silence however to kind of gather my thoughts, but it's really

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unfortunate to have to make a decision so rapidly when it's a decision that's so

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impactful on not only on our community but on the entire UPD board and the

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people that work there and I have been going to the meetings for the last 90

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days just so I could educate myself and better understand how the board functions and what

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some of the issues are based upon the feedback from our mayor.

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And I support our mayor, but I would hope that at the end of the day we could come

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to some resolution that would be positive for all of us, for the community and for

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in that rapid fashion, which is disrupted when you're trying to manage a balance sheet

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that's as large as the UPD, and when it's been as complicated as it's been.

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And there's certainly absolutely improvements that must be made.

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But I would hope at the end of the day we can figure out how to resolve those issues

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and come to a positive resolution.

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I just want to say that this decision isn't being made lightly.

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I agree that I don't like feeling brushed.

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I like to be, you know, have a lot of time to think about things, but I also feel like

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we have to trust our city attorney.

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And when he says that there are material changes to this interlocal agreement that

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will affect our city and the future police service that we have, I think that we have

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to take that council and also our mayor who's been going to these board meetings has expressed

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concern over the last few months and we just need to see some of these things change and

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like council member broker, I hope that some of these changes can take place so that possibly

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the partnership could continue because I feel like we have been extremely satisfied with

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our police officers and the service that we've been able to receive and so in no way do I

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feel like this is because we have not been happy with the service that we've received.

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It has to do with the contract and the agreement that we have with UPD.

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Thank you.

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There are no other comments.

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We'll look for action on this item if there's anyone that would like to offer

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a motion.

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I'll go ahead and make a motion.

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motion. I make a motion that tell we approve resolution number 1863 declaring Riverton's

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intent to withdraw a unified police department.

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I

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have a motion on the floor. Is there a second?

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I'll second that.

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Motion to second any discussion to the motion.

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Seeing none, Virginia, we'll call a vote

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please.

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Council Member McKay.

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Yes.

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Tingy.

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Yes.

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Stewart.

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Yes.

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And Veroker.

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Yes.

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Okay, that motion carries.

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Thank you.

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Appreciate everybody being here on such short notice for this emergency meeting.

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And we have a little bit of work to do ahead of us here before the 830 Board meeting with UPD.

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Thank you very much.

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Do you need a motion to adjourn?

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Oh, yes.

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We look for a motion to adjourn.

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Motion to adjourn.

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And I'll second.

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Any opposed?

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All in favor?

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Aye.

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Okay, we're adjourned.

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Thank you.