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Authorizing the City to enter into a Collaborative Agreement with the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, Saint Paul Independent School District #625, and Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties for establishment of the Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative.
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WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. 471.59 permits two or more governmental units to jointly exercise powers that each may separately exercise; and
WHEREAS, the collaborative agreement parties are authorized to operate the Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative as a Family Services Collaborative pursuant to Minnesota Statute 124D.23; and
WHEREAS, the parties agree that it is essential that the Family Services efforts be directed and coordinated by a single organization with power to make and implement all decisions to fulfill the Collaborative’s purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into the Collaborative Agreement so that the Family Services can be appropriately financed, supported, and managed through a multi-organization joint venture; and
WHEREAS, through the Cooperative Agreement, the City of Saint Paul will continue to have two representatives on the Board; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to enter into the attached Collaborative Agreement for the establishment of the Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative.