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TO PROVIDE GENERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO THE CITY OF MT. PLEASANT. AS A RESULT O~ THE CONTRACT-TYPE AGREEMENT, THESE OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED NOT ONLY TO. PERFORM THE BASIC DUTIES OF A CABARRUS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF, BUT ALSO TO PERFORM MANY DUTIES USUALLY EXPECTED OF MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS~ sUCH AS: INVESTIGATE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OCCURRING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, ENFORCEMENT, WHEN NECESSARY, OF THOSE CITY ORDINANCES, CODES, ETC., WHICH THE CITY HAS LEGALLY ADOPTED, AND TO REPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE QITY OFFICIAL(S) CONDITIONS, SITUATIONS~ DAMAGES OR DEFICIENCIES TO OR OF CITY PROPERTY AND/OR EQUIPMENT, THESE BEING IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY, WHETHER THEY MAY APPEAR TO BE A LAW ENFORCEMENT MATTER OR NOT (FOR EXAMPLE: BURST WATER LINE~ OR ~INS, BURNED-OUT STREET LIGHTS, DAMAGES TO CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, BUILDINGS OR VEHICLES). TBESE LAST-MENTIONED EXAMPLES ARE NOT CLEAR-CUT REQUIREMENTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, BUT HAVE TO BE EXPECTED OF RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND ARE · ESSENTIAL TO EITHER PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE AND/OR THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT. THE FOUR MT. PLEASANT OFFICERS ARE EACH ASSIGNED TO A PARTICULAR PATROL SQUAD OF THE CABARRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND AS SUCH COME UNDER THE DIRECT GUIDANCE AND SUPERVISION OF THAT SQUAD'S LIEUTENANT AND PATROL SERGEANT. THE INITIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SUPERVISION WHILE IN THE FIELD (ON DUTY) RESTS WITH THESE SUPERVISORS, AND BEYOND THAT WITH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. AS A MEMBER OF THE PARTICULAR PATROL SQUAD (A, B, C OR D), THAT OFFICER WILL WORK THE SAME ROTATION SCHEDULE WHICH HIS SQUAD DOES. WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT, THE CITY WILL HAVE AN OFFICER ON DUTY EACH OF THE THREE EIGHT-HOUR SHIFT PERIODS EACH DAY, EXCEPT WHERE AN OFFICER IS OFF-DUTY AS A'RESULT OF VACATION, HOLIDAY OR SICKNESS. DURING THOSE PERIODS IN WHICH A MT. PLEASANT OFFICER IS NOT ON-DUTY, THE CITY WILL RECEIVE COVERAGE ~ROM REGULAR COUNTY PATROL UNITS ON ROUTINE PATRuL, AND WHO WILL RESPOND TO INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT CALLS. INASMUCH AS THE CITY OF MT. PLEASANT HAS HISTORICALLY ENJOYED A LESSER CRIME PROBLEM THAN OTHER SIMILAR TOWNS OR COMMUNITIES, IT IS GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD AND RECOMMENDED TBAT E~IPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON A CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO MAINTAIN HIGHLY VISIBLE, MOTORIZED PATROL. THIS MOBILE PATROL IS IN CONFLICT WITH SOME SMALL COMMUNITIES, WHO FEEL THAT IF THEY HAVE THEIR UNITS STATIONARY, THEY WILL SAVE ON THE EXPENSE OF GAS, OIL AND TIRES FOR THE PATROL UNIT. THIS METHOD OF HIGHLY V/SIBLE, MOBILE PATROL MAy IN SOME RESPECTS BE MORE COSTLY, UNTIL THEY CONSIDER THE COSTS SA~ED IN CRIME PREVENTION, DAmaGES, PERSONAL INJURIES AND THE SENS~ OF SECURITY OF:OBVIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE. IN CONCLUSION, IT IS A GENERALLY ACCEPTED CONCEPT THAT IN, THE LONG TERM, MOBILE VERSUS STATIONARY VISIBILITY IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE. -2-