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RESOLUTION NO. 9961
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
RICHFIELD/POLICE AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO
APPROVE GRANT FUNDS TO BE SHARED BY RICHFIELD, EDINA AND AIRPORT
POLICE AS PART OF THE SAFE & SOBER COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Governor has designated the State of Minnesota, Office of Traffic
Safety in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (hereinafter called the STATE) as the
agency responsible for administration of a project entitled Safe & Sober Communities; and
WHEREAS, the STATE is authorized to make contracts from State funds to
qualified applicants; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield, Public Safety Department (hereinafter called the
GRANTEE), is authorized to accept State funds for overtime for traffic enforcement
programs; and
WHEREAS, GRANTEE represents that it is duly qualified and will to carry out the
tasks described above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Richfield enter into a
cooperative agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety in the State of Minnesota
Department of Public Safety for the project entitled Safe & Sober Communities. Steven
Devich, City Manager, and Dan Scott, Public Safety Director, are hereby authorized to
execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project on behalf of the City
of Richfield, Department of Public Safety.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 24th day of July,
2007.
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor
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