DEPARTMENT: Information Technology
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement Between Dakota County And Community Development Agency For Employee Benefit Participation, Employee Relations Services And Information Technology Services
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the County Manager to execute a joint powers agreement (JPA) between Dakota County and the Community Development Agency (CDA) to provide employee benefit participation, Employee Relations services and Information Technology (IT) Services, to the CDA upon request.
SUMMARY
In 2018, the County and CDA entered into separate joint powers agreements to provide CDA employees’ access to the County’s medical, dental and vision employee benefit plans (Resolution No. 18-638), IT services (Resolution No. 18-643), human resources consulting services on an ad hoc basis (Resolution No. 18-639), and legal services from the County Attorney’s Office to the CDA. These JPAs expired in December 2020. The County and CDA renewed these agreements with a consolidated JPA having an effective date of January 1, 2020 (Resolution No. 21-048). The current agreement expires at the end of 2022.
CDA staff wish to continue obtaining certain Employee Benefit Participation, Employee Relations services and IT services from the County and the County is willing to provide these services, as agreed to by the department and the CDA. A proposed JPA (Attachment) has been prepared to continue this arrangement for services for the years 2023 and 2024. Services will continue to be provided by the County Attorney’s Office under a separate agreement.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends the Board authorize the County Manager to execute a JPA between Dakota County and the CDA for the years 2023 and 2024 to allow the County to provide employee benefit participation, Employee Relations services and IT services to the CDA upon request.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
None. The anticipated costs and/or revenues resulting from providing services to the CDA are represented in the 2023 County Manager’s Recommended Budget.
☒ None ☐ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the current agreement to provide Employee Relations services and IT services to the CDA expires on December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the CDA wishes to continue receiving certain Employee Relations services and IT services from Dakota County upon request; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is willing to provide Employee Relations services and IT services when resources are available and as agreed to by the County and the CDA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Manager to execute a joint powers agreement between Dakota County and the Dakota County Community Development Agency for the years 2023 and 2024 to provide Employee Relations and Information Technology services as requested and agreed to by both parties, consistent with available resources in the Dakota County, substantially as presented, and subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.