DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
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Ratification Of First And Second Amendment To Metropolitan County Consortium Joint Powers Agreement To Provide Non-Emergency Medical Transportation And Authorization Of Third Amendment
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WHEREAS, counties are required to provide Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) for participants in Medical Assistance as outlined in Minnesota Statute 256B.0625; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County participates in the Metropolitan County Consortium (MCC), through a joint powers agreement (JPA) with Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, and Wright counties (MCC members) to provide this service, which is managed by Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 20-515, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners (County Board) authorized Dakota County to enter a restated JPA with the MCC members with a term of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the JPA was amended twice without County Board approval, which extended the JPA through December 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County has proposed a third amendment to authorize Hennepin County, as fiscal agent of the MCC, to charge participating counties a 10% administrative fee allocated according to each county's utilization of MCC services; and
WHEREAS, the third amendment would also create criteria for new counties to join the MCC JPA; and
WHEREAS, the proposed third amendment requires agreement from all MCC members by November 11, 2026, which allows all counties to meet end of year board deadlines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby ratifies the first and second amendments to the Metropolitan County Consortium joint powers agreement with Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, and Wright counties (MCA JPA) to provide Non-Emergency Med...
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