DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Minnesota Department Of Corrections To Provide Secure Programming For Juvenile Females
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County Community Corrections currently has a joint powers agreement (JPA) expiring June 30, 2026, with the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN DOC) to provide secure placement, gender-specific services, necessary assessment, and programming for any juvenile female (“resident”) that Dakota County agrees to accept; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County Community Corrections has complete discretion whether it will accept a particular resident, which will depend on its existing security, health, order and safety needs of its facility, the Juvenile Service Center (JSC), at the time a particular request by the State is made; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County has entered into a new JPA to provide secure programming for juvenile females in an amount not to exceed $295,000 from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028; and
WHEREAS, the JPA includes the current daily per diem rate of $475 for 2026 and will not exceed $150,000 per youth.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Manager, or delegate, to execute a joint powers agreement with the Minnesota Department of Corrections to provide secure programming for juvenile females in an amount not to exceed $295,000 effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, or until completion by the parties of their respective obligations under the joint powers agreement, whichever occurs first, unless earlier terminated by law or according to the provisions of the joint powers agreement, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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BACKGROUND
The Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN DOC) provides placement and programming for state-committed juvenile males at the Minnesota Correctional Facility–Red Wing. S...
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