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Mr. Glowacki also expressed that their PSAP charge is going up $573,000 for the year. He also shared that several department members of approximately $250,000 were moved to IT funding. He recapped the summary slide of the previously discussed funds, and shared they were in the middle of negotiations with the FOP. Chief Ruzskowski added to the discussion of PSAP which explained that it was totally dependent on the County's ability to pay; if not, the City would have to bear the costs of PSAP operations. John Murphy followed up that Finance and Administration is estimating taking a large amount of reserves given the costs may be much higher than anticipated. He also added the issue could be much worse in 2018. Mr. Glowacki explained the department has not since 2013 come close to the ideal number of officers at two - hundred and sixty (260). Therefore, the department never budgets for all two- hundred and sixty (260) officers. Committee Chair White opened the floor for Committee questions. Committeemember Williams- Preston asked Chief Ruzskowski if the Shot Spotter data was placed online, so people can see where the shots were fired. Chief Ruzskowski responded that they are working with the Legal Department, but there's a concern relating to Shot Spotter equipment being damaged if the equipment location was public information. He went on to explain that some data is able to be released as long as it doesn't compromise the Shot Spotter location. An officer explained that Indiana law prohibits information from being public due to issues related to domestic terrorism, compromising locations which reduces the efficacy of officer's policing. Committeemember Williams- Preston asked for access to the all Shot Spotter data. Chief responded that he is working with IT on releasing the data that is safe to make public. Councilmember Scott also shared that the Police Department has crime reports and maps that are public on their website. There is applicable Shot Spotter data available under crime reports. Committeemember Williams- Preston asked about train the trainer programs and encouraged Chief Ruzskowski to make these highlights known to the wider community. She asked how the information is communicated to the wider public and how can the Council help. She also wondered if there was available data regarding the trainings and outcomes. Chief Ruzskowski responded he was uncertain as to how the department could collect data on implicit bias, but he's looking at calls for service compared to reports, arrest and uses of force trends. 10