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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 22-141 Supporting the MN Statute 383E.21 Establishing a County Public Safety Levy WHEREAS, the Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council (JLEC), a joint powers board, was formed in 1970 to benefit the public safety of the residents of Anoka County; and WHEREAS the JLEC has over five decades of experience successfully creating and managing shared services for its member communities; and WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes has actively participated in the JLEC through the participation of our chief law enforcement officer and our elected officials; and WHEREAS, the safety of the public and police and fire personnel will be enhanced by improvements from future county-wide projects; and WHEREAS, both residents of and public safety agencies in Anoka County have benefited from improved public safety, increased effectiveness, and resource conservation due to the resulting economies of scale provided by shared and consolidated services; and WHEREAS, the JLEC desires to implement future shared public safety projects to help law enforcement, fire, jail, dispatch, and emergency preparedness agencies render the highest quality of public safety services to the populations they serve; and WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. 383E.21 has authorized the County of Anoka to levy property taxes for public safety improvements and equipment, and to issue capital improvement bonds and capital notes for such public safety projects as are approved by the JLEC until Dec. 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, the JLEC supports a legislative change to allow the use of the bonding and capital notes issuance authority, provided in Minnesota Statute 383E.21, to fund countywide public safety projects until Dec. 31, 2033; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lino Lakes City Council does with this action, support and endorse the extension of the existing bonding and capital note issuance authority under Minn. Stat. 383E.21 until Dec. 31, 2033. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lino Lakes City Council does hereby support this expansion of the public safety bonding and capital note issuance authority, provided by Minn. Stat. 383E.21, to county-wide public safety projects. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 28th day of November, 2022. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Councilmember _______________and was duly seconded by Councilmember ________________ and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: The following voted against same: