DEPARTMENT: Enterprise Finance and Information Services Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Amend Joint Powers Agreement Establishing The Criminal Justice Network
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the Enterprise Finance and Information Services Director to amend the joint powers agreement establishing the Criminal Justice Network to allow for amendment of the budget funding structure in 2026 and add the City of Plymouth as a party to the agreement and member of the Criminal Justice Network Board of Directors.
SUMMARY
Dakota County entered into a five-year joint powers agreement effective January 1, 2022, with the cities of Burnsville, Farmington, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, Rosemount, South Saint Paul, and West Saint Paul forming the Criminal Justice Network (CJN). CJN's role is to provide applications and services focused on information sharing and integration among Dakota County law enforcement agencies, the County Sheriff, the County Attorney, departments within County government, Dakota County District Court, and law enforcement agencies across the state.
The CJN Board of Directors desires to amend the joint powers agreement to address three issues. The first amendment changes include:
1. Amend the annual budget funding structure in fiscal year 2026 and correct a scrivener's error in the Agreement to correctly reflect an initial term of the joint powers agreement as five years. The proposed budget funding structure for the annual budget will change from the current formula of using population percentages to fund the Operations Fund and percentage of total users to fund the Records Management System Fund to 50% population and 50% user count for all funds.
2. Add the City of Plymouth as a party to the Agreement and member of the CJN Board of Directors.
3. Establishes the City of Plymouth's $400,000 contribution to the current records management system project as well as other ongoing contributio...
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