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1 <br /> <br />AGREEMENT FOR <br />LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES <br /> <br /> <br />This is an Agreement between the County of Ramsey (hereinafter referred to as the "COUNTY"), and the <br />City of Arden Hills (hereinafter referred to as the "MUNICIPALITY"), to provide law enforcement <br />services to the MUNICIPALITY for the period commencing January 1, 2019. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the COUNTY has a statutory obligation to provide police protection within Ramsey County; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the COUNTY has previously contracted to provide law enforcement services to the cities of <br />Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Little Canada, North Oaks, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights, and to White Bear <br />Township (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "MUNICIPALITIES"), and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the MUNICIPALITY has determined that it is in the best interests of the MUNICIPALITY <br />to continue to contract with the COUNTY for law enforcement services, thereby allowing for the allocation <br />of overhead and other administrative costs over a larger population; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement intend to contract for law enforcement functions within the <br />political boundaries of the MUNICIPALITY through the Ramsey County Sheriff; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the COUNTY is agreeable to rendering such services on the terms and conditions hereinafter <br />set forth; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, such contracts are authorized and provided for by the provisions of <br />Minnesota Statutes Sections 471.59 and 436.05, and Laws 1959, Chapter 372. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF the mutual undertakings set forth herein, the COUNTY <br />and the MUNICIPALITY agree as follows: <br /> <br />A. SCOPE OF SERVICES <br /> 1. The COUNTY agrees, through the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, to provide law <br /> enforcement services to the MUNICIPALITY which will include, but not be limited to, <br /> the following: <br /> a. Patrol services with random patrolling of residential areas, businesses, parks, <br /> and other public property areas; <br /> b. Enforcement of Minnesota State Statutes and the ordinances of the <br /> MUNICIPALITY; <br /> c. Traffic enforcement including the regular use of radar or laser as a speed <br /> deterrent; <br /> d. Crime prevention programs such as Neighborhood Watch, as well as other <br /> business and residential crime prevention programs; <br /> e. Criminal investigative and crime scene processing services; <br /> f. Follow up on reported crimes with persons who reported the crime including <br /> routine notification by telephone or mail as to the status of the investigation; <br /> g. Responses to medical, fire, and other emergencies; <br /> h. Coordination of volunteer programs such as the Community Affairs Officer and <br /> Reserve Programs; <br /> <br />