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To: Contract Cities From: D'\ov"ight D. Johnson,. Ci ty Hanager, Shoreview . Date: January 18, 1990 Subject: Organization of contract cities J. would like to propose that the contr:..ct cities organize and Cl-e2.te a functioning cOiTImittE:'(~ to fclccilitate the cOIClmuni ties v,,Tork i n~i wi th each other 2nd v.Ji th the Sheriff's Department th::co"U.g-hout the year. hiE hZtve I-.l.Cc1 a nUIll0er of aCl hoc meetings on various issues at il-regul ar t iITLe s , but havE long gaps when t'ie do not meet and. "lIe have a tendency to meet only wher. a si~rnificant issue such as the budget Or our formUJ_d is on the front burner. live have a need, a3 cOii1lTiunities, to ,......'Oi'"k toward more long rangE plannin9, consider our service levels,. development information,. become informed about current crime trends, and stay mOre current or, immediate issues such as computer aided dispatch,. automated recor.ds sys terns, and mobile data terminalsa We also have an obligation, which we do not presently fulfill very well, to provide ~ ' , feedback to our L.lme.LY Sheriff's Department on issues of concern to us.. \~lha t I have in mind is a committee consisting of one individual appointed by the governing body of each conUTluni ty. 'l"'he appointee individual would probably be the ei ther an elected off icial o~c . the chief administrative official of each City_ The cOTn.mi t tee would be created by a joint powers agreement or at 1122"s t a letter or understanding among the comrCluni t les to give ' ~ SOme official ~L status.. However I the corn.mi t tee 'NOlJ.Id have no formal po"\.\;'ers to bind any city contractually or financially_ I would sug~fest tll.at tl1e committee have a regular meeting schedule of at least once per month and possibly biweekly. The committee should have a chairperson who would be responsible for the ag-enua, ca,lling special meetings, and keeping the meetings running smoothly and on-time. ry'he chair should be rotated on a regular basis ~ITlong the communities according to a predetermined schedule. The benefits of formally creating a comilli t tee ''''',lould inClude: l. The CCTmnun i ties would stay better informed.. 2. The Sheriff's Department would have mo~e feedback. 3 . r'lore long range planning could ta.ke p12ce. , The cortlwuni ties could be g-enerally mOl-,2 pl.-oa.ctive in ~ . dealing with One of our most basjc and costly services. 5. \^!e may prevent another commun.ity, such as Fa.lcon EEiqhts, :Cl'.-cm dep2.l-tinsr abr-Liptly frorn. .I-1'E co-'------s;t .r!~,...,~-"l.rtir'g Ll.- iLL-loG 1 ......._1..':',..>..l....:;) ... l~ ~, , cities. Fc.J.con Eeig-hts felt they' had little input ClJ..i. into the Sheriff1s Department. I believe that the Sheriff's Departm,ent::. would \'JelC:(JF,e ' ' .Irlavlng c.. more regular and systematic way of COHunun i ca t i no \'v'i "'cn tb_e i r . customers-the ci.ties. I \vould be in teres tecl in the reaction ~r 'H all of our fellow contract cities to this idea.