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Authorizing the Fire Department to enter into a joint powers agreement with the State of Minnesota - Dept of Transportation to provide emergency fire response and annual fire drills.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. Section 471.59, two or more governmental units, by agreement entered into through action of their governing bodies, may jointly or cooperatively exercise any power common to the contracting parties or may provide for the exercise of such powers by one or more of the participating governmental units on behalf of the other participating units; and
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota on behalf of the Department of Transportation and the City of Saint Paul through its Fire Department will receive emergency fire response and annual fire drills; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation will reimburse the Fire Department for the emergency fire response services; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized and directed to execute a joint powers agreement with the State of Minnesota - Dept of Transportation for emergency fire response services, a copy of said agreement is to be kept on file and of record in the Fire Department.