Agenda - Council - 05/23/2000 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I i ,I ! I I I I I I I I ! I ! I I I Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION # RESOLUTION REQUESTING DISSOLUTION OF THE MINNESOTA POLICE RECRUITMENT SYSTEM WIIEREAS, the City is a member of a j o~nt powers organization known as the Minnesota Police Recruitment System (MPRS) created by a joint powers agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 471.59; and WltEREAS, the MPRS no longer serves the purpose for which it was formed, and the MPRS Executive Committee has recommended to MPRS members that the organization be dissolved; and WIIEREAS, Section XIV of the Agreement provides that the MPRS shall be dissolved when its Secretary-Treasurer has received certified copies of resolutions adopted by the governing bodies of two-thirds of its members requesting such dissolution; and WItEREAS, the City Council has determined that dissolution of the MPRS is in the best interest of the City; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) That the City hereby requests dissolution of the Minnesota Police Recruitment System (MPRS) in accordance with the Agreement and that the City Clerk hereby is authorized and directed to transmit forthwith a certified copy of this resolution to the MPRS Secretary-Treasurer in care of Daniel Donahue, City Manager, City of New Hope, Minnesota. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: and the following abstained: and the following were absent: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted by the Ramsey City Council this the 23rd day of May 2000.