07-27 Resolution No. 11866
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION WITHDRAWING FROM THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
ESTABLISHING THE REGIONAL ALL-HAZARDS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION AND APPROVING THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE
MINNESOTA STATEWIDE ALL-HAZARDS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield is a signatory to and participant in the Joint
Powers Agreement Establishing the Regional All-Hazards Incident Management
Organization (the “JPA”); and
WHEREAS, participants in the JPA agreed to make available employees to be
rostered for deployment and activated to respond to incidents inside and outside the
State of Minnesota asrequested by another local agency or unit of government; and
WHEREAS,the City of Richfield andotherparticipantsinthe JPAwish tore-
structuretheorganization so that it is no longer a joint powers entity with a board of
directors, but rather a cooperative association managed by an operating committee; and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative Agreement for the Minnesota Statewide All-
Hazards Incident Management Organization was prepared to govern the re-structured
organization and replace the JPA; and
WHEREAS, the JPA provides that a participant may only withdraw from the JPA
by resolution of its governing body declaring its intent to withdraw effective no less than
ninety (90) daysfrom the date of the resolution.
NOW THEREFOREBE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield as
follows:
1.The City of Richfield hereby declares its intent to withdraw and does withdraw
from the Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Regional All-Hazards
Incident Management Organization effective ninety (90) days from the date of
this Resolution, and hereby consents to termination of the JPA. A certified
copy of this resolution shall be delivered to the Chair of the Board as provided
in the JPA.
2.City of Richfield’s participation in the Minnesota Statewide All-Hazards Incident
Management Organization is hereby approved.
3.The Cooperative Agreement for the Minnesota Statewide All-Hazards Incident
Management Organization is hereby approved and a signature page shall be
executed by the City Manager and delivered to the Operating Committee as
provided in the Cooperative Agreement.
bytheCityCounciloftheCityofRichfieldonthis day of
,2021.
ATTEST:
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Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor
Kari Sinning, City Clerk