5E, Approval of 2013-15 Agreement for Law Enforcement Services

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Enforcement Services and assessed against the COUNTY. Upon notification to the COUNTY of any such contingent cost liability, the COUNTY will notify the MUNICIPALITY in a timely manner. C. TERM OF AGREEMENT/TERMINATION 1. The term of this Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2013, and shall continue through December 31, 2015 ("Term"). 2. If either party intends not to renew this Agreement at the end of its Term, the party must notify the other party and other MUNICIPALITIES in writing at least nine (9) calendar months prior to the end of the contract Term. If either party has not approved a successor agreement at the end of the Term, the COUNTY will continue to provide law enforcement services in accordance with this Agreement. 3. Either party may terminate this Agreement at the end of a calendar year and prior to the end of the Term of the Agreement by notifying the other party to this Agreement and the other MUNICIPALITIES in writing of their intent to terminate the Agreement at least nine (9) calendar months prior to the end of the calendar year. 4. Notice to the COUNTY shall be given to the County Manager and Ramsey County Sheriff, and Notice to the MUNICIPALITY shall be given to the MUNICIPALITY'S City Manager. Notice to the other MUNICIPALITIES will be given in accordance with the notice provisions of the contracts between the COUNTY and the other MUNICIPALITIES. D. COST AND PAYMENT 1. The MUNICIPALITY agrees to pay the COUNTY the actual cost of providing all services covered by this Agreement. Actual cost shall mean the MUNICIPALITY'S pro rata share of the COUNTY'S total cost of providing patrol and police protection services as described in this Agreement to the MUNICIPALITIES with which the COUNTY has agreements for the current contract year, including, but not limited to the following: salaries of employees engaged in performing said services, including vacation and sick leave; mileage; uniforms; public employees retirement contributions; workers' compensation, automobile, general liability and police professional liability insurance costs or the cost of self- insurance; general overhead, including indirect expenses and supplies, radio unit expense, and health and welfare expense. The term "costs" as used herein shall not include items of expense attributable to services or facilities normally provided or available to all cities within the COUNTY as part of the COUNTY'S obligation to enforce state law. Computation of actual costs hereunder shall be made by the Ramsey County Budgeting & Accounting Division based on information provided by the Sheriff. 5