DEPARTMENT: Information Technology
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement Between Dakota County And Dakota County Community Development Agency For Employee Benefit Participation, Human Resources 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 Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) to provide employee benefit participation, Human Resources 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 of 2020. The County and CDA renewed these agreements with a consolidated JPA having an effective date of January 1, 2020 (Resolution No. 21-048). This was renewed in December 2022 (Resolution No. 22-552). The current agreement expired at the end of 2024.
CDA staff wish to continue obtaining certain employee benefit participation, Human Resources services and IT services from the County and the County is willing to provide these services, as agreed to by the departments and the CDA. A proposed Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) (Attachment) has been prepared to continue this arrangement for services for the years 2025 and 2026. 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 2025 and 2026 to allow the County to provide employee benefit participation, Human Resources services...
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