80-6196RRESOLUTION N0. 6I96
RESOLUTION RELATING TO JOINT POWERS `AGREEMENT TO
PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE SYSTEM FOR'JOINT INTER-
AGENCY SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS SYSTEM
WHEREAS, a single city or county rarely has adeQUate staff or
other resources to conduct the thorough and prompt investigation -
required for the expedient solution of very complicated and time
consuming major crimes; and
WHEREAS, perpetrators of major crimes often flee to, and take
refuge in, cities or counties other than those in which the crimes
have been committed; and
WHEREAS, witnesses and other pieces of evidence of a major crime
are often found in more than one city or county; and
WHEREAS, the commission of a major crime in any city or county
poses a threat to the safety, health-and welfare of the residents of
the entire surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, a pooling of investigative resources in a combined in-
vestigative action: by neighboring cities and counties can result in
the expedient solution of major crimes; and
WHEREAS, P~linnesota Statutes, Section 412.221, Section 387.03, and
Section 410 grants to cities and counties the separate power to provide
for the government and good order of their cities and counties for the
prevention of crime, for the protection of public and private property,
and for the promotion of the health, safety and welfare of their re-
sidents; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Power Act, Minnesota Statutes Section 471.59,
permits cities and counties to jointly and cooperatively exercise any
powers common to each, including those powers which are the same except
for the territorial limits in which they may be exercised.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota that the Joint Powers Agreement for Inter-Agency
Special Investigation Squad attached hereto is approved and adopted
hereby and the Mayor of the City of Richfield, Minnesota is authorized _____
and empowered hereby to enter into said Agreement on behalf of the City.
Adopted by the City Council this
ATTEST ,
City rk
14th day of January, 1980.
Mayor