DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Revised Joint Powers Agreement Between Dakota And Scott Counties For Vermillion River Watershed
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Execute a revised joint powers agreement between Dakota and Scott Counties for the Vermillion River Watershed.
SUMMARY
The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) was formed in 2002 when Dakota and Scott Counties executed a joint powers agreement (JPA) to operate and manage the Vermillion River Watershed for purposes set forth in Minn. Stat. ? 103B.201. The specific purposes of the JPA are to establish a joint powers board that will 1) exercise leadership in the development of policies, programs, and projects that will promote the accomplishment of the purposes found in Minn. Stat. ? 103B.201, including the preparation, adoption, and implementation of the plan required by Minn. Stat. ? 103B.211 for the Vermillion River Watershed and 2) guide and assist Dakota and Scott Counties in acting jointly and individually to take actions that will promote the goals listed in Minn. Stat. ? 103B.201 and fulfill their responsibilities under Minn. Chapter 103B.
Recent procedural and operational changes have necessitated staff to evaluate changes to the JPA. The JPA has not been revised since its adoption in 2002. Staff's evaluation led to a number of proposed changes to the JPA (Attachment: VRWJPO Joint Powers Agreement) that update language that is out of date and inaccurate and reflects current procedures and operations of the VRWJPO. Changes to the JPA include:
* Housekeeping items to clean up outdated language and bring the JPA into compliance with various State requirements
* Recognizing changes to the assignment and terms of County Commissioners on the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board
* Requiring staffing services be provided by each County to the VRWJPO through separate service agreements
* Clarifying languag...
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