DEPARTMENT: Attorney
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreements With Criminal Justice Network Joint Powers Organization For Criminal Justice Applications And Services To County Departments
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the County Attorney, the County Sheriff, and the County Manager, or his designee, to execute joint powers agreements (JPAs) with the Criminal Justice Network joint powers organization for the continued use of criminal justice services, applications, and integrations by the County Attorney’s Office, County Sheriff’s Office, and Community Corrections Department, for the period of January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2026.
SUMMARY
From 1999 through December 31, 2021, Dakota County (County) operated the Criminal Justice Network (CJN) as a County program that provided technology applications and services focused on criminal justice information sharing and integration among Dakota County city law enforcement agencies, Dakota County District Court, other law enforcement agencies located throughout the state of Minnesota, and the following County departments: County Attorney’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, and the Community Corrections Department (County Departments).
By Resolution No. 21-417 (August 24, 2021), the County Board authorized the County Manager to execute a five-year JPA with the Cities of Burnsville, Farmington, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, Rosemount, South St. Paul, and West St. Paul to create a new joint powers organization known as the Criminal Justice Network (CJN JPO). On January 1, 2022, the County transitioned the operations of CJN to the CJN JPO.
As part of the formation of the CJN JPO, the County assigned all rights, title, and interest in the CJN software, and contributes a fixed annual subsidy of $472,642 for the five-year term. The County’s annual subsidy includes costs and services received by the County Departments beyond what is receive by law enforcement agencies, such as all of the services, applications, and integrations provided to the County Departments.
The County Departments have a continued need and use for the criminal justice services, applications, and integrations which are now provided by the CJN JPO and therefore new agreements are needed.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff from the County Departments recommends that the County enter three JPAs with the CJN JPO for the continued use of criminal justice applications and services by the County Departments, for the period of January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2026.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
Based on the County’s fixed annual subsidy to the CJN JPO, there will be not be any additional fiscal impact associated with the three new JPAs.
☒ None ☐ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the County Attorney’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, and the Communication Corrections Department (County Departments) receive certain criminal justice services, applications, and integrations, which were previously provided by the County’s Criminal Justice Network (CJN) program; and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2022, the County’s operation of the CJN program was transferred to a new joint powers organization known as the Criminal Justice Network (CJN JPO) by Resolution No. 21-417 (August 24, 2021); and
WHEREAS, the joint powers agreements (JPAs) with the CJN JPO would benefit the County Departments by continuing the existing provision of criminal justice services, applications, and integrations; and
WHEREAS, the County already contributes a fixed annual subsidy to the CJN JPO, which covers the costs of the CJN JPO providing the services to the County departments for the proposed fixed terms of the JPAs from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, there is no fiscal impact associated with the JPAs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Attorney to execute a joint powers agreement with the Criminal Justice Network joint powers organization to provide criminal justice services, applications, and integrations to the County Attorney’s Office for the period of January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2026, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Sheriff to execute a joint powers agreement with the Criminal Justice Network joint powers organization to provide criminal justice services, applications, and integrations to the Sheriff’s Office for the period of January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2026, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Manager, or his designee, to execute a joint powers agreement with the Criminal Justice Network joint powers organization to provide criminal justice services, applications, and integrations to the Community Corrections Department for the period of January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2026, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
21-417; 8/24/21
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Sample Criminal Justice Services Agreement
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CONTACT
Department Head: Jennifer L. Wolf
Author: Lucie O’Neill