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SIXTH AMENDED RCVCET JPA January 2023 Page 7 of 16 9.7 As Fiscal Agent, Ramsey County is not responsible for providing services outside of the scope of services described in this Agreement. The County is not liable for management decisions made by the RCVCET. The County is not responsible for cash shortfalls due to funding shortfalls of the RCVCET. 10. Vehicles The Parties may use a Ramsey County vehicle for RCVCET activities. If a County- owned vehicle is needed by a Party, that Party must execute a Vehicle Lease Agreement (“VLA”) with Ramsey County prior to the use of the vehicle. 11. RCVCET Personnel 11.1 The Agencies shall assign licensed peace officers and/or civilian personnel to the RCVCET as needed to carry out its purpose and to perform their responsibilities under this Agreement. 11.2 All personnel assigned to the RCVCET (“RCVCET Personnel”) shall remain employees of the Party whose Agency assigned the personnel and shall not be considered temporary or permanent employees of any of the other Parties or Agencies or the RCVCET for any purpose whatsoever or be entitled to tenure rights or any rights or benefits by way of workers’ compensation, re-employment insurance, medical and hospital care, sick and vacation leave, severance pay, PERA or any other right or benefit of another of the Parties. The Parties acknowledge their individual responsibility to provide all salary compensation and fringe benefits to their employees while performing services on behalf of the RCVCET. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, health care, disability insurance, life insurance, re-employment insurance, FICA, Medicare, PERA, vacation, sick leave, and unpaid leave of absence. 11.3 All RCVCET Personnel shall be required to comply with the Violent Crime Coordinating Council’s Multijurisdictional Task Force Operating Procedures and Guidelines Manual and more restrictive rules of conduct and operating procedures prescribed by the RCVCET Commander, which shall be developed in consultation with the heads of the Agencies and in recognition of the rules of their respective Agencies and adopted by the RCVCET Board. The RCVCET Commander, or designee, shall refer disciplinary matters involving RCVCET Personnel to the person’s originating Agency for investigation and disposition unless, based on the judgment of the RCVCET Commander, or designee, a particular matter represents probable cause for the issuance of a criminal complaint, in which case the matter shall be referred directly to an external law enforcement agency for investigation, provided the person’s Agency head is notified in advance thereof. 11.4 As assigned by the RCVCET Commander, RCVCET Personnel will be responsible for drug, gang, and violent crime investigation, including information management, case development, and presenting cases for charging to the appropriate prosecuting authority. RCVCET Personnel may also assist other law enforcement agencies in surveillance and undercover operations. RCVCET Personnel will work 24