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Authorizing the Police Department to enter into the 3rd Amendment of the Joint Powers Agreement with the State of Minnesota for SPPD bomb disposal service.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department (SPPD) entered into a Joint Powers Agreement with the State of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management division which includes an indemnification clause (RES 15-1616); and
WHEREAS, the agreement allows for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by the department’s bomb disposal unit for assistance provided as requested by the State as specified; and
WHEREAS, the agreement has been previously amended (RES 17-20) and the State of Minnesota would like to again amend this Joint Powers Agreement a third time to extend the term through June 30, 2020 and increase the contract $75,000 for a total amount not to exceed $164,500; and
WHEREAS, additionally, this amendment will increase the hourly rate to charge for SPPD’s bomb disposal services from $175 to $205 per hour; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the council approves entering into and authorizes Assistant Chief Kathleen Wuorinen to implement the attached Joint Powers Agreement, which includes an indemnification clause.
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