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1St Reading: December 14, 2015 Publication: January 12, 2016 rd Reading: December 28, 2015 Effective: February 11 , 2016 CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 14-15 ORDINANCE REGULATING JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains: Section 1. Chapter 215 of the City Code is hereby adopted as follows: CHAPTER 215 — JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS Section 215.01 Intent 215.02 Joint Powers Agreements § 215.01 INTENT. It is often in the City's interest to enter into agreements with one or more other governmental units in order to undertake projects, provide services or otherwise exercise powers in a manner that is more efficient and cost effective than if the City acted alone. Such agreements are usually limited in scope and duration and do not create a separate joint powers entity. In those instances, however, where the joint powers agreement both creates a joint powers board and requires ongoing financial contributions from the City, there is a potential for the City's financial obligations to be disproportionate to the amount of control the City may exercise on the board. Particularly in the area of public safety, such a disparity between funding and control may not be in the City's best interests. Section 215.02 is intended to prevent such disparities in certain joint powers agreements. § 215.02 JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS. The City shall not approve a joint powers agreement that (1) provides public safety services (police or fire); (2) creates a joint powers board; and (3) requires financial contributions from the City, unless the City's voting power on the joint powers board relative to the other board members is proportional to the City financial obligations relative to the other board members. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to the Lino Lakes City Charter. Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 28th day of December, 2015.