80-6217RRESOLUTION N0. 6217
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION
IN HENNEPIN COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 (JS IA) reauthorizes
and restructures the LEAA Federal Grant-In-Aid Program to .state and local units
of government; and
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WHEREAS, certain units of local general government are eligible individually
or in combination to function under the JSIA as entitlement jurisdictions and in
that status enjoy significant autonomy with respect to the utilization of a
pre-determined allocation of federal funding; and
WHEREAS, units of government within the State of Minnesota must formally
advise the Minnesota Crime Control Planning Board of their intentions regarding
participation in the JSIA no later than March 10, 1980.
BE .IT RESOLVED, that the City of Richfield formally declares its intention
to participate in the JSIA as a member of the Hennepin County Criminal Justice
Coordinating Council (HCCJCC) under a.joint Hennepin County, City of Minneapolis
and suburban unit of government combination entitlement jurisdiction; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the event the Minnesota Crime Control
Planning Board proposes an alternative to entitlement jurisdiction status
which maintains the integrity of pre-determined funding allocations and provides
for the maintenance of cooperative intergovernmental planning and coordination
as embodied in the HCCJCC, such a proposal will be considered by the City of
Richfield at that time.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 25th day of
February, 1980.
Donald J. Prie Mayor
ATTEST:
Sy a K. Bergh Acting Cit Jerk