Item A: Adoption of 2007 Legislative Policies

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Recommendation: 1. The City supports legislation authorizing merit based flexibility for multiple PSAP configuration in a county, using levels of services and realized cost savings as criteria. 4. NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER The City opposes any legislation to establish a single statewide non-emergency number. Instead, the City supports local control in listing non-emergency police agency numbers in the front section of the telephone book. C. POLICE AND ENFORCEMENT 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT MANDATES Crime-related laws should be designed to limit administrative burdens. The City opposes unless State requirements for additional paperwork, information collection and forms, such additional paperwork is used for long term data collection and/or research. Local law enforcement resources should continue to be directed at crime suppression and prevention. The City opposes any attempt to impose user fees on agencies and local governments Comment [JLC2]: using the state-run Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS). 2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR NEGLIGENT OR RECKLESS BEHAVIOR In some instances, there are high public costs for public safety responses to incidents caused by the negligence or reckless behavior of individuals. For example, a citizen may swim or boat in a river, find himself stranded, and require an expensive rescue operation with costs that are not recouped by the City. A drunk driver can cause a major accident and down utility lines which require extensive and uncompensated public expense. The City supports legislation that allows responding entities to recoup their costs for handling these sorts of events caused by negligent or reckless behavior. 3. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR CHILD-CARE WORKERS City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2007 Session With IGR Mtg 10/17 and 10/26 Amendments C:\Documents and Settings\ceexelf\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK10B\LegPol2007Sesxx1.doc Updated on: 11/6/2006 By: Last saved by ceexmfw 49