RES 18-023 AUTHORIZING JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR THE RAMSEY COUNTY SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM (RC-SWAT)

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RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM AMENDED & RESTATED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT The parties to this Amended and Restated Agreement are the City of Maplewood, the City of White Bear Lake, the City of Mounds View, the City of New Brighton, the City of North Saint Paul, the City of Roseville, the City of Saint Anthony, the University of Minnesota, the Metropolitan Council, and the County of Ramsey (collectively, "Parties"). The Parties are all units of government responsible for critical incident response in their respective jurisdictions. This Agreement is made pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Parties by Minn. Stat § 471.59. This Agreement shall become effective only upon the approval and execution hereof by duly authorized officials of all of the Parties. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned Parties, in the joint and mutual exercise of their powers, agree as follows: 1. Purpose. 1.1 The purpose of this Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement ("Agreement") is to amend and restate in its entirety the Joint Powers Agreement first entered into in 2016 that formally created and established the Ramsey County Sheriff's Special Weapons and Tactics Team ("RC -SWAT" or "Team") as an organization to coordinate efforts to develop and provide joint responses to critical incidents or high risk entries where there is a risk of criminal violence, occurring within and outside of the Parties' jurisdictions. 1.2 It is the intent of the parties that the RC -SWAT does not constitute a separate entity under Minnesota law. 2. Budget and Finance 2.1 The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office ("RCSO") shall provide a budget for basic operations of the RC -SWAT. The RCSO shall provide budgeting and accounting services as necessary or convenient for the RC -SWAT. Such services shall include but not be limited to: management of funds, payment for contracted services and other financial obligations set forth in this Agreement, and relevant bookkeeping and record keeping. 2.2 The Parties acknowledge and agree that beginning with the 2019 fiscal year, RCSO will assess each Party an annual fee (Fee) to cover training and other operational expenses related to the RC -SWAT. RCSO will establish the Fee and notify each Party of the fee by October 1 of the preceding year. If a Party fails to pay the Fee by February 1 of the applicable fiscal year, the provisions of Section 7.1 shall apply.