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City Council Regular Meeting — 09/13/04 DRAFT Minutes - Page 38 Councilmembe� Sch�oede� left the meeting at 11:23 p.m., as �ecognized by the Chai�. 12. Consider a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with the City of North St. Paul for Information Technology Support, and Consider Authorizing a New Position with the Information Technology Division paid for with JPA Contract Revenues Finance Director Chris Miller reviewed the request for entering into another Joint Powers Agreement for provision of information technology support, based on past experience with nine other organizations, and anticipated annual revenue of $30,000. Kough moved, Maschka seconded, approval of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the City of Roseville and the City of North St. Paul for the purposes of providing information technology support. Roll Call Ayes: Maschka, Ihlan, Kough and Klausing. Nays: None. Finance Director Miller reviewed the City's IT Business Plan, current needs and available funding from partnering cities, with staff approving the creation of a new entry level IT position in order to allow the City of Roseville to expand services to meet or exceed the expectations of partnering agencies. Mr. Miller noted that there are funds set aside in the 2005 proposed budget for this position, and if Council concurred with staff's report and analysis, requested that the Council amend the 2004 Budget accordingly to reflect expenditures and additional revenues to support the proposed position. Mayor Klausing noted that Councilmember Schroeder had left written comment, that he was supportive of action to add the position, contingent upon recognition that if the Joint Powers Agreement was no longer in place to support the position, it was clear that the position would no longer exist. City Manager Beets' acknowledged that this was staff's understanding and intent. IT JTPA North St. Paul New IT Position