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SIXTH AMENDED RCVCET JPA January 2023 Page 1 of 16 SIXTH AMENDED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY VIOLENT CRIME ENFORCEMENT TEAM This is a joint powers agreement (hereinafter “JPA” or “Agreement”) between Ramsey County, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, and the following municipalities in the State of Minnesota: City of Maplewood, City of New Brighton, City of Roseville, City of St. Paul, City of White Bear Lake, and the City of Mounds View (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Parties” or “members”). This Agreement is entered into pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 471.59, the Joint Powers Act. WHEREAS, The Parties each have law enforcement agencies with police powers within their respective jurisdictions: Ramsey County has the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Maplewood has the Maplewood Police Department, the City of New Brighton has the New Brighton Police Department, the City of Roseville has the Roseville Police Department, the City of St. Paul has the St. Paul Police Department, the City of White Bear Lake has the City of White Bear Lake Police Department, and the City of Mounds View has the Mounds View Police Department (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Agencies”); and WHEREAS, The Agencies are responsible for the enforcement of controlled substance laws in their respective jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, On February 7, 2005, Ramsey County, through the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, and the City of St. Paul, through the St. Paul Police Department, executed a Joint Powers Agreement (“JPA”) creating the East Metro Narcotics Task Force for a term of one year, with an automatic renewal clause; and WHEREAS, On January 31, 2007, the JPA was amended to add the Cities of Maplewood, Roseville, and White Bear Lake as members of the Task Force (First Amended JPA); and WHEREAS, On June 1, 2010, a Second Amendment to the Agreement was executed to change the name of the East Metro Narcotics Task Force to the Ramsey County Violent Crime Enforcement Team (“RCVCET”) and to add the Cities of Lino Lakes and North St. Paul as members (Second Amended JPA); and WHEREAS, Since the execution of the Second Amendment, the Cities of Lino Lakes and North St. Paul have withdrawn from the RCVCET; WHEREAS, On January 1, 2013, the Parties amended the JPA for another one-year term, with four automatic one-year renewal terms and added the City of New Brighton as a member (Third Amended JPA); WHEREAS, On January 1, 2018, the Parties amended the JPA for another one-year term, with four automatic one-year renewal terms (Fourth Amended JPA); WHEREAS, Effective July 16, 2018, the Parties amended the JPA to add the City of Mounds View as a member (Fifth Amended JPA); 18