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In a paragraph of at least 6 sentences, please respond to thecase below.The City of Minerva, a municipality of 25,000 residents, hasbeen struggling financial for some years and recently cut back onservices in order to balance its modest budget. One member of theMinerva City Council suggested at a recent meeting that the Cityconsider privatizing its police force in order to save money. Thecity manager looked into the possibility and identified one companythat provided policing services on a contractual basis. Arepresentative of the company attended the next Council meeting andstated that a lower cost service could be provided if the City waswilling to accept non-certified trained paraprofessional to do thejob, with one certified officer on each shift in case an arrestneeded to be made. Based on the criteria for privatizationdiscussed during the course, should Minerva privatize its policeforce? Why or why not?