1976-5626r72
RESOLUTION NO. 5626
RESOLUTION APPROVING HE CO JOINT POWERS
AGREEMENT AND DESIGNATING DELEGATES
WHE;~EAS, the Richfield City Council did on May 12, 1975 adopt a resolution
authorizing participation in planning a county wide public safety communications
system including implementation of a 911 Emergency Telephone System, and
WHEREAS, representatives of the City of Richfield, together with Hennepin
County and other municipal jurisdictions within Hennepin County did participate
in an Interim User Board planning process for the purpose of creating a permanent
-communications systems user board, and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Public Safety Communications Interim User
Board has unanimously approved a joint powers agreement providing for the
creation of a Hennepin Emergency Communications Organization, and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends that the city council approve and
authorize execution of the Hennepin Emergency Communication Organization joint
powers agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,- BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield that the Hennepin Emergency Communications Organization agreement
dated October 12, 1976 is hereby approved and that the Mayor and -City Manager
are hereby authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of Richfield.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is designated as Director
and the Public Safety Director is designated as ~ilternate Director for the purpose
of representing the City of Richfield in the Hennepin Emergency Communications
Organization
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Richfield diems
it preferable to permit elected officials to serve as directors on the Board of the
Hennepin Emergency Communications Organization and urge that the Board of
Directors initiate the procedure to amend the joint powers agreement to permit this
- type of representation.
Passed by the City Council of the
1976.
ATTEST:
Thomas Moran City Clerk
City of Richfi~-l-d> this 25th day of October,
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