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DRAFT ~o~o,,~o~.o.~ ANOKA COUNTY JOINT LAW ENFORCEM2gNT CENTRAL RECORDS PROJECT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT This Joint Powers Agreement ("A~eement") is by and between the County of Anoka, Minnesota (the "County") and the following cities located within the County: Anoka, Blaine, Circle Pines, Centerville, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, Fridley, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Ramsey, St. Francis (including Bethel) and Spring Lake Park (each a "City" and collectively, the "Cities"). WI--IER~AS, the County and the Cities have'previously recognized the need to cooperate in their law enforcement efforts, and have created the Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council (the "Jr .F.C") for this purpose; and WHEREAS, the JI_.EC, the County and the Cities have determined that there is a need for alternative means to store and access law enforcement data, to communicate among law enforcement agencies, and to improve the speed and accuracy of law enforcement information requested from another jurisdiction; and WI-IER~AS, the JI.,EC has developed specifications and requested proposals for an integrated central records communication system, including computer hardware and software (hereinafter, the "System"), to address the foregoing need; and W'H]EREAS, The County is authorized under Minn. Stat. § 373.01, subd. 3, to issue capital notes without a referendum to finance capital equipment including public safety and data processing equipment; and WHEREAS, the Cities are similarly authorized under M_inn. Stat. § 412.301, to issue certificates of indebtedness or capital notes without a referendum (provided that the amount of I I I I i I I I I I '1 I I I I