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of an emergency call and how it is handled through all disciplines. Currently, the information is transferred from digital to handwritten and vice versa. Anoka County has one of the highest error rates. Councilmember Jeffrey stated he serves on JLEC and is in full support of this system. Motion by Councilmember Jeffrey, seconded by Councilmember Backous, to adopt Resolution #11 -03 -080 showing support of a comprehensive shared public safety information system and legislative change to allow specific bonding authority for the project. Further discussion: Councilmember Tossey questioned what records are currently kept. He further asked whether a Ramsey officer has record of a citation issued in Fridley, for instance. Police Chief Abbott responded records are shared among cities. Citations are shared, whereas, warnings are not. He said they do follow Chapter 13 of the statues and only share information that is allowed. The new system would have protections built in to preserve confidentiality. Councilmember Elvig asked what this project would mean to the residents of Ramsey, or the City in terms of finances. Police Chief Abbott explained there is no money requested now. All that is requested now is support as they go to the legislature for the bond issue. He clarified on a $200,000 property, there would be a tax impact of $7 per year. It will be made clear to residents that it is a specific county wide public safety measure. Police Chief Abbott stated the vision for this project is to help our police and firefighters work smarter, faster, safer and better. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Backous, Elvig, McGlone, Tossey, and Wise. Voting No: None. 7.02: Consider a Resolution to Appoint a Member to the Economic Development Authority or to Continue the Current Recruitment Human Resources Representative Lasher reviewed the staff report. City Attorney Goodrich advised the state statute guidelines are that until the Mayor makes an appointment, the Council has no ability to make a decision on this process, other than have an interview. Councilmember Jeffrey explained every decision made by the EDA has to come to Council for a final decision. The HRA has independent spending authority, but the EDA spending goes through the Council. City Attorney Goodrich clarified further that they are distinctly different bodies. When the EDA makes a decision, it does have to come to the Council for final approval. When the HRA makes a decision, it does not have to go through Council. Mayor Ramsey stated he had just learned that he is to appoint a member to the EDA. He said he would like to request more applicants and interviews and will make a decision after that. City Council / March 22, 2011 Page 5 of 10