DEPARTMENT: Sheriff
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Cities Of Mendota Heights, South St. Paul, West St. Paul And Inver Grove Heights For Emergency Management Planning
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Execute a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the Cities of Mendota Heights, South St. Paul, West
St. Paul and Inver Grove Heights for Emergency Management Planning from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025.
SUMMARY
Dakota County Sheriff's Office has been contracted by the Cities of Mendota Heights, South St. Paul, West St. Paul and Inver Grove Heights to contract and provide support for Emergency Management Planning since 2013.
In an effort to standardize Emergency Operatoins Plans county wide and to work with those communities who cannot effectively support Emergency Management activities to the degree they would like on their own, it is beneficial for all parties to have these communities contract with the Dakota County Sheriff's Office for this support by the REP contractor already in place through additional contacted hours paid for by the JPA cities.
It is desirable to have the cities contract with the county for emergency planning activities as it allows for the use of the County Emergency Operations plan as a workable template for the cities for better emergency planning consistency. It allows for better oversite and influence in emergency response county wide for the betterment of county citizens. With new annual requirements from Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management regarding plan requirements this contract allows for timely, consistent plan update and testing with county input and inclusion. By having the cities contract for emergency planning services, we remain the leader of Emergency Preparedness county-wide.
To this end, the JPA would include the following deliverables previously discussed and agreed upon by the JPA Northern Cities;
MN HSEM Compliant EOP to include any ...
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