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COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE The Council Committee of the Whole Meeting was held on July 15, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., with Council President Sudler presiding. Members of Council present were Mr. Anderson, Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Neil, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Arndt, Mr. Rocha, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Lindell. Mayor Christiansen was also present. Civilian members present for their Committee meetings were Mr. Contant (arrived at 6:03 p.m.) and Mr. Shevock (Legislative, Finance, and Administration). LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee met with Chairman Anderson presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Presentation (Jeanine Kleimo, Chair, Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing) Ms. Jeanine Kleimo, Chair, Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing (DIMH), reviewed their request for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Kleimo stated that she believed he was correct in his observation that there were three groups of homeless: • People caught up in economic chaos that resulted in the loss of their home • People caught up in drugs/alcohol and crime • People suffering from mental problems Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Ms. Kleimo stated that the property that DIMH was hoping to purchase on Queen Street and Division Street encompassed the Delaware Auto Sales building, parking lot, and one adjacent house on the same side of the service alley. Mr. Contant asked that when DIMH contacted City Staff that they provide information on whether or not the price listed in the presentation was the negotiated price or the list price and if they had any declarations about the condition of the buildings. Mr. Hare moved to recommend referral of this item to staff for qualifications of the supplemental American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) appropriation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Property Tax Disability Exemption (Councilman Andre Boggerty and Councilman Gerald Rocha, Sr.) Mr. Rocha reviewed the research provided to him by Mrs. Cheryl Bundek, former Tax Assessor, regarding the current property tax disability exemption process for both the City of Dover and Kent County. Mrs. Patricia Marney, Customer Service Director, reviewed the financial impact of making changes to the current City of Dover exemption process. She stated that staff would like to get a legal opinion and put more time and effort into creating a quality document to present to Council before making any changes.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF JULY 13, 2021 PAGE 2 Staff recommended conducting a more thorough review of the City Code including residency requirements, ownership requirements, income requirements, and the appeals and administration processes. Staff recommended conducting a review of area local government guidelines as well. Once that was complete, City Staff would bring back recommendations for a modification to the Property Tax Disability Exemption in September. Responding to Mr. Hare, Mrs. Marney stated that the Kent County income restrictions for the tax disability exemption were $18,000 for a single individual and $24,750 for a married couple. Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mrs. Marney stated that the request for a legal opinion was included in the staff recommendation and that the Customer Service Department had reached out to the City Attorney. Mr. Neil moved to recommend referral back to staff for review and recommendation . The motion was seconded by Mr. Boggerty and unanimously carried. Approval to Conduct Winter Police Academy and Guidelines for Future Academies (Thomas Johnson, Police Chief) Police Chief Thomas Johnson reviewed a presentation on the Dover Municipal Police Academy 2022 Comparison/Considerations (Attachment #1). Responding to Mr. Rocha, Chief Johnson stated that if he hired four officers and put them in the State Police Academy in October they would receive a patrolman rate which was a recruit salary and he would have to start paying them as employees in October. He explained that if he deferred and ran an academy in-house starting in January, the payroll dollars that would otherwise go to those employees between October of 2021 and January of 2022 would not be expended; they would remain in the payroll account. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Chief Johnson stated that the salary and all other associated benefits that make up the standard package offered to recruits equated to the $89,726.36 referred to on page 7 of the slideshow presentation. He explained that $89,726.36 would be the payroll account fiscal savings of hiring in January as opposed to October. Responding to Mr. Lindell, Chief Johnson stated that he invited other Chief’s to pay to send recruits for training with him, which did generate some revenue. He explained that other agencies were required to pay for their own equipment. Chief Johnson noted that there was a $1,000 fee for the training services being offered, which fell between the standard fee for New Castle County’s training ($750) and State Police training ($1,450). Responding to Mr. Lindell, Chief Johnson stated that he was not asking for any funds that were not already budgeted to the Police Department. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Chief Johnson stated that the cadet program had historically been an excellent recruitment tool. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Chief Johnson stated that, with the Police Department’s screening process, they extend invitations to both certified and non-certified candidates for open positions. He noted that every candidate had to go through a background investigation and interview process.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF JULY 13, 2021 PAGE 3 Responding to Mr. Contant, Chief Johnson stated that if the Academy did not start until January the officers would complete their training within a month of when they would have finished had they attended the Delaware State Police Training in October. Mr. Contant asked what the cost was to conduct the academy and how much money came from the Police Department budget and how much came from funding such as grants. Responding Chief Johnson stated that overtime occurs occasionally, depending on the size of the class and number of instructors necessary. He explained that if he only had one or two positions to fill, he did not see the value of running an academy session. Chief Johnson noted that once he had four or five positions to fill he felt it would be valuable for the Police Department to deliver its own core training. He stated that he was continuing to speak with the State legislature about the concept of State mandated training and the lack of State mandated funding to go along with it. Chief Johnson explained that he was continuing to have discussions with Delaware Technical and Community College to see how many of their resources could be harnessed for mutual interests. Responding to Mr. Taylor, Chief Johnson stated that a lot of money went into session one of the academy due to the need to build the foundational piece of the training, but that session two was going much better. He explained that they currently had $15,000 worth of overtime but that would be covered by the Criminal Justice Council (CJC) Grant the Police Department was approved for. Chief Johnson noted that they did not believe they were going to exceed any dollars that were not already covered from other funding sources. Responding to Mr. Taylor, Chief Johnson stated that other municipalities had offered personnel to come in and assist with the training. Responding to Mr. Taylor, Chief Johnson stated that when the equipment eventually wore out there would be some minor issues to be addressed, but they would be nominal compared to the cost of the first session. He noted that federal forfeiture funds were able to be used for the Police academies. Mr. Sudler moved to recommend approval of the proposed Winter Police Academy and to grant the Police Chief authorization to conduct a police academy at his discretion after consulting with Council on when he plans to do so. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hare and unanimously carried. Mr. Neil moved for adjournment of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting, seconded by Mr. Hare and unanimously carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m. Mr. Hare moved for adjournment of the Council Committee of the Whole meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m. Roy Sudler Jr. Council President RS/MR/tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS-PRESENTATIONS-ATT&EXH\Committee-Minutes\2021\07-13-2021 CCW MINUTES - TM.wpd Attachments Attachment #1 - Dover Municipal Police Academy 2022 Comparison/Considerations Presentation

Attachment #1 Council Committee of the Whole Meeting of July 13, 2021 Dover Municipal Police Academy 2022 Comparison/Considerations

Dover Municipal Police Academy (DMPA) Session 1 Variables 17 Total Police Recruits 8 Dover Police Recruits 19 weeks in length Orientation week was eliminated 14 weeks of Field Training All 8 Dover Recruits graduated FTO, on time, with no extensions (33 total weeks of training)

Delaware State Police / New Castle County Police Academy Variables  Average Length of DSP is 25 weeks and NCCPD is 30 weeks  Either academy requires Dover PD to provide 1 week of orientation training prior to the Field Training Program  DSP Academy has been used more frequently (2 sessions a year)  NCCPD operates only once a year and is 5 weeks longer  A study of past Dover Police Recruits assigned to the DSP Academy shows a significant rate of resignation and extended Field Training periods

Our DSP Academy Grads 2019-2020 DSP Academy Class Field Trainee Weeks In FTO 90th Class, 2020 D. Biron 15 R. Bevan 19 89th Class, 2020 A. Corrado 15 D. Godwin 15 E. Gurian 23 *2 weeks of additional training H. Braun 15 15 T. Brennan 15 88th Class, 2019 D. Spence 15 15 S. Burton 19 87th Class, 2019 B. Clancy 15 17 S. Vieira 15 S. Larochelle 17 Resigned from DPD Average weeks in FTO 16.25

Retention of DSP Academy Graduates 2019-2020 Hires Of the listed 16 recruits that attended DSP Academy, 3 of the those Officers are no longer employed by the Dover PD. 5 2 separated due to alcohol-involved incidents 1 left for a career outside of law enforcement 13 Additionally 2 recruits were hired during this period and did not make it through DSP Resigned Retained Academy Recruit Training Of 18 hires total, only 13 are still with us in 2021.

Dover Academy vs DSP Academy Hire Date to Functional Date timeline DMPA DSPA  19 weeks average duration  25 weeks average duration  14 weeks FTO average  16.25 weeks FTO average  Total training time = 33 wks  Total training time = 41.25 wks  Allows for agency-tailored/  Is not agency-tailored community-oriented training  Is not conducive to early  Allows for the mentoring mentoring/coaching process to begin during core  Adds ~8 weeks to the training training to increase retention and orientation process

Dover Municipal Police Academy Session 3 Advantages (Jan ‘22) Front End Back End  12 wks salary/benefits saved  8 wks salary/benefits diverted to  $22,431.59 x 4 Recruits police productivity rather than training and orientation period  10/4/21 – 1/2/22 = $89,726.36  $14,977.33 x 4 Officers  Tuition savings = $5,800.00  8/22/22 – 10/17/22 = $59,909.32  Allows for other municipal police agencies to adapt  Tuition collected = $1,000/Recruit their FY 22 hiring cycles  Increased early proficiency  Allows for the Academy Staff  Increased retention to fully support CPU efforts