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JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEIINT <br />"SUBURBAN RAMSEY COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS BOARD" <br />The parties to this agreement are governmental units of the <br />State of Minnesota. This agreement is made and entered into <br />pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 471.59. <br />WITNESSETH: <br />WHEREAS, one centralized emergency communications facility <br />can provide enhanced public safety services and provide the <br />best opportunity for application of current and future communica- <br />tions technology, including technology associated with 911 emergency <br />telephone service, and <br />WHEREAS, the effective utilization of the public safety radio <br />frequency resource in Ramsey County requires continued cooperation <br />in the allocation and sharing of these frequency channels available, <br />and. <br />WHEREAS, police powers are granted to cities and counties <br />in the State of Minnesota by either statute or charter; and <br />WHEREAS, command and control of public safety and emergency <br />service agencies should remain with the chief or director of said <br />agency; and <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes provide a means for governmental <br />units to exercise jointly those powers which they independently <br />are authorized to exercise; and <br />0023 <br />