14-10999r RESOLUTION NO. 10999
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING Resolution Approving Joint and Cooperative Agreement for
use of Law Enforcement Personnel and Equipment
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.59 authorizes governmental units by
agreement of their governing bodies to jointly or cooperatively exercise any power common to
them; and
WHEREAS, THE Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association previously developed a
Mutual Aid Pact to foster the sharing of law enforcement resources among agencies in
Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association has revised its Mutual
Aid Pact to clarify and update the language of the Joint and Cooperative Agreement for the use
of Law Enforcement Personnel and Equipment (the Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement allows other governmental units and municipalities to
become a party to the agreement by the adoption of a resolution and sending notice to the
Hennepin County Sheriff; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Richfield considers it to be in its best
interests to become a Party to the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Richfield
1. Authorizes the Richfield Department of Public Safety to be a party to the Joint and
Cooperative Agreement for the Use of Law Enforcement Personnel and Equipment
developed by the Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association.
2. The Director of Public Safety is directed to send a copy of the signature page of the
Agreement and this Resolution to the Hennepin County Sheriff; and
3. The Richfield Department of Public Safety agrees to comply with all terms of the
Agreement.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 10 day of November,
2014.
JAI C'
Debbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy Gib; City Clerk