86-096
RESOLUTION NO. (I ~-, .... .'\' l-:::
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RESOLUTION APPROVING
JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF
POLICE CHIEF AND POLICE OFFICERS
SO AS TO PROVIDE FULL-TIME
POLICE PROTECTION FOR THE CITIES OF
EXCELSIOR, GREENWOOD, SHOREWOOD AND TONKA BAY
WHEREAS, the Shorewood City Council has the
responsibility for providing law enforcement within the
City of Shorewood to enforce the ordinances of the city and
laws of the State of Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 471.59 provides
that cities may enter into joint and cooperative
agreements, and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood is presently a party
to such a joint and cooperative agreement together with the
Cities of Excelsior, Greenwood, and Tonka Bay, and
WHEREAS, such agreement established a joint police
force known as the South Lake Minnetonka Public Safety
Department, and
~ WHEREAS, the Shorewood City Council on January 27,
1986, by resolution No. 7-86 voted to withdraw from such
agreement effective December 31, 1987, and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to enter into
an agreement with the Cities of Excelsior, Greenwood and
Tonka Bay to extend the life of such joint police force
after December 31, 1987.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Shorewood:
1. That the City of Shorewood enter into the joint
and cooperative agreement which is attached hereto and made
a part hereof as Exhibit A.
2. That the Mayor and the City Clerk be instructed
to sign all documents and do all acts necessary to
effectuate this resolution.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood
this 11th day of August, 198~
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