RES 1995-41 - 0000288559
1 RESOLUTION NO. 41 - 1995
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING SIGNING A REVISED
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
IN ANOKA COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A PRISONER TRANSPORT
SERVICE FOR ANOKA COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
WHEREAS, the County of Anoka and the municipalities of Anoka County joined
together by owners agreement to form the Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement
Council ( ACJLEC); and
WHEREAS, the ACJLEC is supportive of joint arrangements being entered into
between interested parties in order to combine efforts to provide transportation
service to the Anoka County Jail Facility (ACJF) , the Anoka Metro Regional
Treatment Center (AMRTC), or the Anoka County Juvenile Shelter Facility (ACJSF)
during selected hours on the weekends; and
WHEREAS, Anoka County is willing to provide a transport vehicle for use in
providing such transport service in order to facilitate such an effort;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby approves said
Agreement and that the Mayor and the City Manager are hereby authorized to
execute the attached Joint Powers Agreement (Exhibit "A ") relating to the
' transport service.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 10TH DAY OF
JULY, 1995.
WILLIAM J NEE - MAYOR
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WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - CITY
County Contract #95015160
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
'THIS JO WT POWERS AGREEMENT, is made and entered into between the Cities of Anoka,
Blaine, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, Fridley, Lino Lakes, Ramsey, Spring Lake Park, and St.
Francis, thie Circle Pines - Lexington Joint Police Commission, and the County of Anoka, each acting by
and through its governing body, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §471.59 providing for the joint exercise of
powers.
W ITN ESS ETH:
WHEREAS, the County and the municipalities joined together by joint powers agreement to form
the Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council ( ACJLEC); and
WHEREAS, the ACJLEC is supportive of joint arrangements being entered into between
interested parties in order to combine efforts to provide transport service to the Anoka County Jail
Facility (ACJF), the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center ( AMRTC), or the Anoka County Juvenile
Shelter Facility (ACISF).during selected hours on the weekends;. and
WHEREAS, Anoka County is willing to provide a transport vehicle for use in providing such
transport service in order to facilitate such an effort;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and in exercise
of the power granted by Minn. Stat. §471.59, the parties to this agreement do. mutually agree as follows:
' 1. PURPOSE
The parties agree that they have joined together for the purpose of providing prisoner transport
service from the point of arrest or detention to the ACJF or the AMRTC or the ACJSF. The law
enforcement agency of each party is referred to as the participating agency.
2. TERM
This agreement shall begin effective June 23, 1995 and remain in effect until terminated in
accordance with the terms of this agreement.
3. TRANSPORT VEHICLE
Anoka County agrees to provide a transport vehicle which shall be available during selected hours
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for use to provide transport service in accordance with the terms
of this agreement. Availability of the transport vehicle may be expander: to include selected
Thursday hours at such time as the Anoka County Sheriff, after conferring with the participating
agencies, makes a determination that the addition of transport service on Thursday would be in
the best interest of the participating agencies.
4. PERSONNEL ROTATIONS
' Each of the participating agencies shall be responsible for assigning personnel who will operate
the transport vehicle during their assigned shifts. Personnel assigned by a party may consist of
two licensed law enforcement officers, a licensed law enforcement officer and anon- licensed
reserve officer, or two non - licensed reserve officers in those circumstances when a licensed law
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' enforcement officer is not available. Any non - licensed reserve officer assigned by a participating
agency to perform duties under the terms of this agreement must satisfy the training requirement
specified in the operations policy for the transport service.
Anoka County will be responsible for the assignment.of officers to the transport service on the
weekends of June 23 and July 1, 1995. Each participating agency is then responsible for a
weekend rotation in the following order:
Anoka
Blaine
Circle Pines - Lexington
Columbia Heights'
Coon Rapids
Fridley
Lino Lakes
Ramsey
St. Francis
Spring Lake Park
Anoka County
The Anoka County Sheriff or designee will maintain a schedule indicating each participating
agency's rotation and will provide a copy of the schedule on a quarterly basis (beginning with
the July- September 1995 quarter) to participating agencies approximately 30 days prior to the
beginning of the quarter.
5. ROTATION DUTIES
Operation of the transport vehicle will be done in accordance with the policy and procedures for
the transport service developed by the Anoka County Sheriffs Office. A copy of the initial
policy and procedures for the transport service is attached. The policy and procedures for the
transport service may be amended at any time by the Anoka County Sheriffs Office, after
conferring with the participating agencies. The primary responsibility for personnel operating
the transport vehicle will be to respond to requests for transport service. Any participating
agency can request dispatch of the transport vehicle for the transport of person(s) to the ACJF,
the AMRTC detox unit, or the ACJSF.
6. WORKER'S COMPENSATION COVERAGE
The participating agency responsible for assigning personnel to a rotation is responsible for
providing worker's compensation coverage for the personnel it assigns during the time such
personnel is operating the transport vehicle. In addition, the participating agency is responsible
for any payment of wages or other remuneration for personnel it assigns to the transport service.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
' Each party shall indemnify and hold harmless the other parties against all claims, losses, damage,
liability, suits, judgments, costs, and expenses by reason of th- actions or inactions of personnel
assigned by that party's participating agency to operate the transport vehicle. This agreement to
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indemnify and hold harmless does not constitute. a waiver by any party to this Agreement of
' limitations on liability provided by Minn. Sort. Chap. 466.
It. CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES
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Any contracts and purchases made pursuant to this agreement shall be made by the County and
shall conform to the requirements applicable to the County.
12. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS AND PROPERTY
This agreement does not anticipate disbursement of funds by the parties. Any costs to a
participating agency incurred pursuant to this agreement shall be disbursed pursuant by that party
in accordance with the method provided by law. The parties do not intend to acquire property
under the terms of this Agreement. Any transport vehicle used in providing service pursuant to
this agreement shall remain the property of Anoka County.
13. STRICT ACCOUNTABILITY
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. §471.59, a joint powers agreement is to provide for strict accounting of
all funds and report of all receipts and disbursements. Any party to this agreement may request
a strict accounting at any time.
14. TERMINATION
Any party may terminate participation in this Agreement upon ninety (90) days written notice to
the other parties. Such notice shall be delivered to the Mayor or Clerk of a city and to the Anoka
County Administrator and Anoka County Sheriff. If Anoka County terminates participation in
this Agreement, the Agreement shall terminate effective on the date specified in the written
notice. In the case of termination by any other party, the Agreement will continue in effect until
such time as either,there are fewer than three participating agencies or the parties mutually agree
to terminate the agreement.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This joint powers agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties on the matter related
hereto. The agreement shall not be altered or amended, except by agreement in writing signed
by the parties hereto.
16. SIGNATURES
All parties to this Agreement need not sign the same copy of the Agreement. An original
Agreement signed by each party to this Agreement shall be maintained in the Office of the Anoka
County Attorney.
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IN wITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement on the dates below:
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ANOKA COUNTY
Bv:
Dan Erhart, Chair
Board of Commissioners
Dated: 1995
Attest:
John "Jay" McLinden
County Administrator
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1995