By Sara QuamThe city of Luverne and Rock County are close to an agreement on a law enforcement contract, which they said would be finalized by Feb. 15.It appears that the city will pay $604,000 for the 2005 contract. Then, through 2010, the city of Luverne will pay 5 percent more per year.The county took prisoner medical care and room and board out of the base cost, which was a point of contention with the city of Luverne. The county first set the contract with the city at $669,000, so it has to make up the difference in other parts of its budget.County Administrator Kyle Oldre said the road and bridge fund is the likely target. It will be reduced by $107,000 to pay for the lost law enforcement revenue and to pay for the county’s half of the Pool and Fitness Center government contribution, which wasn’t budgeted this year.Details comingCounty and city representatives got together Monday night in a special liaison meeting to discuss the contract.A part of the contract includes information sharing with the city of Luverne. Sheriff Mike Winkels said, "On a quarterly basis we could break it down for you and you’d get an idea of what calls for service we’re doing."Winkels said he and dispatchers would come up with recent data to show the city what current software is capable of. The city is interested in knowing where crime occurs and at what frequency and type. Mayor Andy Steensma said, "Patterns may help us assess what changes need to be made or just help us learn more."Winkels said some things don’t show in statistics on dispatch records. For instance, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. officer presence in Luverne may deter crime. He said the department doesn’t record "initial complaint reports" for work such as officers talking to suspicious people or doing vehicle checks.