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AGREEMENT FOR <br />LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES <br />This is an Agreement between the County of Ramsey (hereinafter referred to as <br />the "COUNTY "), and the City of (hereinafter referred to as the <br />"MUNICIPALITY "), to provide law enforcement services to the MUNICIPALITY for <br />the period commencing January 1, 2013. <br />WHEREAS, the COUNTY has a statutory obligation to provide police protection <br />within Ramsey County; and <br />WHEREAS, the COUNTY has previously contracted to provide law enforcement <br />services to the cities of Arden Hills, Gem Lake, Little Canada, North Oaks, Shoreview, <br />Vadnais Heights, and to White Bear Township (hereinafter collectively referred to as the <br />"MUNICIPALITIES "), and <br />WHEREAS, the MUNICIPALITY has determined that it is in the best interests of <br />the MUNICIPALITY to continue to contract with the COUNTY for law enforcement <br />services, thereby allowing for the allocation of overhead and other administrative costs <br />over a larger population; and <br />WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement intend to contract for law enforcement <br />functions within the political boundaries of the MUNICIPALITY through the Ramsey <br />County Sheriff; and <br />WHEREAS, the COUNTY is agreeable to rendering such services on the terms <br />and conditions hereinafter set forth; and <br />WHEREAS, such contracts are authorized and provided for by the provisions of <br />Minnesota Statutes Sections 471.59 and 436.05, and Laws 1959, Chapter 372. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF the mutual undertakings set <br />forth herein, the COUNTY and the MUNICIPALITY agree as follows: <br />A. SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />1. The COUNTY agrees, through the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, to <br />provide law enforcement services to the MUNICIPALITY which will <br />include, but not be limited to, the following: <br />a. Patrol services with random patrolling of residential areas, <br />businesses, parks, and other public property areas; <br />b. Enforcement of Minnesota State Statutes and the ordinances of the <br />MUNICIPALITY; <br />c. Traffic enforcement including the regular use of radar or laser as a <br />speed deterrent; <br />