04-09-07 Item 4B, Hearing Examiner for Dangerous Dog Appeals

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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 1.0 PARTIES. This Memorandum of Understanding is dated the 9th day of April, 2007, and is entered into by and between the City of Arden Hills, a Minnesota statutory city ("City") and the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department ("RCS"). 2.0 RECITALS. A. The City has adopted Animal Control Regulations as contained in Arden Hills City Code Chapter 400. B. The City's Animal Control Regulations define circumstances which would permit the City's Animal Control Officer to initially determine ("Initial Determination") whether a dog is a potentially dangerous dog or a dangerous dog. C. The City's Animal Control Regulations permit the owner of a potentially dangerous or dangerous dog to appeal the Initial Determination ofthe Animal Control Officer to the City Administrator who can assign a Hearing Examiner to hear the Appeal. D. The City has requested that the RCS provide a Hearing Examiner for these cases and the RCS has agreed to provide this service pursuant to the terms of this Memorandum of Understanding and its Law Enforcement Service Agreement with the City. 3.0 TERMS AND CONDITIONS. A. Hearine: Process. 1. Request. Upon request of the City Administrator, the RCS shall assign personnel ("Assigned Sheriffs Personnel") to serve as the Hearing Examiner. 2. Notice of Hearine:. The City shall send out all notices required in connection with the hearing. 3. Conduct of Hearine:. The Assigned Sheriffs Personnel shall conduct the hearing and follow the hearing process defined in the City's Animal Control Regulations. B. Non-Bindine: Ae:reement. This is a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding and either party may terminate its participation in the Memorandum of Understanding by written notice to the other party. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands.