HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2011-016 RESOLUTION NO. 2011-16
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A COUNTY-WIDE INTEGRATED PUBLIC
SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM AND SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY BONDING AUTHORITY AS PROVIDED BY MN STATE
STATUTE 383E
WHEREAS, the Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council (JLEC) was fottned to benefit the public
safety of the citizens of Anoka County; and
WHEREAS the JLEC has nearly four decades of experience successfully creating and managing shared
services for its member communities;
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights has actively participated in the JLEC through the participation
of our chief law enforcement officer and our elected officials; and
WHEREAS, the Anoka County Fire Protection Council, which represents the 15 fire departments in
Anoka County, unanimously supports a shared public safety data system; and
WHEREAS, the safety of the public and police and fire personnel will be enhanced by improvements in
the speed and accuracy of shared public safety information systems; and
WHEREAS, the public safety databases are aging and outdated, do not support effective data sharing, and
do not support data archiving and crime analysis activities, and
WHEREAS, significant public safety staff resources may be redirected from redundant data entry to more
effective public safety efforts; and
WHEREAS, both residents of and public safety agencies in Anoka County have benefitted from improved
public safety, increased effectiveness, and resource conservation due to the resulting economies of scale
provided by shared and consolidated services; and
WHEREAS, the JLEC desires to implement a comprehensive shared public safety information system in
Anoka County whereby law enforcement, fire, jail, dispatch, and emergency preparedness data may be
maintained and shared; and
WHEREAS, the JLEC, the Anoka County Fire Protection Council and the Anoka County Board support a
legislative change to allow the use of the specific bonding authority provided in Minnesota Statute 383E to
fund county -wide public safety projects;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights does with this
action, support and endorse a countywide integrated public safety information system; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby support the expansion of the public
safety bonding authority provided by MSS 383E to county -wide public safety projects as provided for in
HF 429 and SF 275.
Passed this 1 l ` day of April 2011.
Offered by: Nawrocki
Seconded by: Williams
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Nawrocki, Diehm, Schmitt
ayor Gary L. Peterson
Attest: P ..
Patrici. uscovitz, CM
City Clerk