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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 <br />www.ci.little-canada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />DATE: May 1, 2013 <br />RE: Joint Powers Agreement with BCA on eCharging <br />MAYOR <br />13i11 Blesener <br />COUNCIL <br />Rick Montour <br />John Keis <br />Michael McGraw <br />Shelly Boss <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />The City Attorney's office is requesting that Little Canada enter into a Joint Powers Agreement <br />with the BCA on eCharging. eCharging is a new streamlined way of preparing complaints <br />through a secure BCA website. The prosecutor signs onto the BCA website and prepares a <br />complaint. The complaint is transmitted electronically to the police, who review and sign it and <br />then transmit it electronically to the Ramsey County Court where ajudge reviews and signs it. <br />One of the benefits to the BCA is that it is synched up with all criminal charges filed in the court <br />system. This system will also give the City Attorney's office access to the full I3CA database. <br />The associated costs are minimal. There is a $100 start -up cost as well as a $15 monthly fee. <br />The City Attorney's office would apportion the cost between all the,municipalities that it serves. <br />Therefore, the cost to Little Canada will be approximately $40 per year. <br />Staff recommends approval of the eCharging Joint Powers Agreement with the BCA as <br />requested by the City Attorney. <br />1 <br />