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To: Attorneys of; Anoka, Champlin,Andover, Bethel, Circle Pines, Centerville, Lino Lakes,Coon Rapids, Columbia Heights, Hilltop, East Bethel, Fridley, Ham Lake, Lexington,Oak Grove, Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Spring Lake Park, Blaine, Mounds View, Linwood From: Harlan Lundstrom, President Anoka County Fire Protection Council Date: May 23, 2014 Re: Anoka County Fire Protection Council creation of JPA& bylaws The Anoka County Fire Protection Council was never formed as a legal entity and the time has now come to where it is needed. The two major reasons for forming the JPA is the ability to enter into contracts for the new CAD/RMS project and the Fire Training Academy along with other programs sponsored by the Council. The Anoka County Attorney, Tony Palumbo drafted the framework of the JPA along with Ramsey Fire Chief Dean Kapler,Andover Fire Chief Dan Winkel, and Spring Lake Park, Blaine, Mounds View Deputy Fire Chief Harlan Lundstrom. The first draft of the JPA was sent out and then revised based on the comments that were returned. The second draft was once again sent out which is currently where we are at. We had consensus at our last meeting that we seek one of you to take the lead on finalizing the JPA and the bylaws. We have received responses from 50%of the attorneys on the last draft of the JPA that have no further comments. There are some that do still have concerns and because of this we are looking for one of the city attorneys to take the lead on finalizing the documents. The first draft of the bylaws have been written by the same committee minus Mr. Palumbo. The bylaws also need to be reviewed. We are under a tight timeline for completion of the JPA since it impacts the$8,000,000 County Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System. The timeline is; • June 6—deadline for comments • July 1—Final Documents • July 31— Anoka County Fire Protection Council Meeting Approval • September 1—Signatures from all cities/townships Ideally with having the approval of all the attorneys the city councils will sign off on the JPA without any further delay. If you have any comments or questions please contact me at hlundstrom@sbmfire.com or call 763-786- 4436. 11