22-090 Approving the SLMPD JPARESOLUTION NO. 22-090
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
HENNEPIN COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SOUTH LAKE MINNETONKA POLICE
DEPARTMENT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the parties to the Joint Powers Agreement ("JPA" or "Agreement") are the
municipalities of Shorewood, Excelsior, Greenwood, and Tonka Bay of the State of
Minnesota which have the responsibility for providing for law enforcement within their
respective cities so as to enforce the ordinances of these cities and the laws of the
State of Minnesota;
WHEREAS, the original police department JPA for the parties was executed in 1973;
WHEREAS, the updated Agreement is made pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section
471.59;
WHEREAS, the general purposes of the Agreement are to continue employment of a
full-time Chief of Police to act on behalf of the parties to the Agreement and to provide
assistance to the Chief of Police in the form of police officers, community service
officers, administrative staff, police facility, equipment, and supplies as may be
necessary so as to provide the parties with law enforcement services in the discharge of
the duties imposed upon said municipalities to protect and serve the health and welfare
of their citizens and property located within their cities; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the parties to this Agreement that continued joint action
to operate a joint police department to serve the four communities will continue to result
in a higher standard of police service, closer control of the police force by the
municipalities it serves, and more efficiency and financial savings to the communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Shorewood,
Minnesota approves the updated South Lake Minnetonka Police Department Joint
Powers Agreement draft dated 08-30-22 with an effective date of 01.01.23 and
authorizes the mayor to sign the Agreement on behalf of the city.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 11th day of
October, 2022.
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