Hudson Public Safety November 5, 2026 LIVE

The City of Hudson Public Safety Committee met November 5, 2026. Procurement- and budget-related discussion focused on the roughly $25,000 or more in annual police and fire costs for staffing community events: police overtime was estimated at about $17,500 for 175 hours, and fire costs at just under $6,000 before potential overtime. Members discussed developing an event-fee policy, potentially with different treatment for public and private events or smaller organizations. Staff will bring sample ordinances and an update to a future meeting; no fee policy was adopted. The committee also discussed EMS’s plan to end its dispatch-services contract with Allina after providing six months’ notice and establish its own secondary dispatch center. EMS has selected LOGIS for its CAD system, but the CAD-to-CAD interface remains unresolved; the department will provide information to committee members about the delays and possible reimbursement related to the existing CentralSquare arrangement.

The committee passed a motion referring a request for a disability-related child-safety sign to Public Works and separately approved developing a one-page policy for such signs, with ideas requested for the next meeting. It also referred a request to increase lighting at Vine Street and Spruce Drive to Public Works. Other discussion included traffic-safety cases, the possibility of future road and sidewalk work, and preparations to implement full-time fire services following the referendum; no new contract award or major purchase was approved.