ITEM 3.5 Law Enforcement Contract with Wright County0
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DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Request for
City Council Action
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
REQUESTOR:
MEETING DATE:
Administration
Lori Johnson, City Administrator
September 14, 2015
PRESENTER(s):
REVIEWED BY:
ITEM #:
Consent
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AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend approval of the Law Enforcement Contract between Wright County and the City of Otsego.
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT?
IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
Yes
No
BAC KG RO U N DM U STIF I CATI O N:
Otsego contracts with the Wright County Sheriff's Department for law enforcement services. The
proposed contract includes 40 hours of coverage per day in addition to the standard Wright County
coverage. The proposed contract is consistent with the current contract. The Council reviewed the
contract renewal with Sheriff Hagerty at the budget meeting on August 24 and recommended approval
without amendment.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: X ATTACHED ❑ NONE
• Law Enforcement Contract between Wright County and the City of Otsego
POSSIBLE MOTION
Please word motion as you would like it to appear in the minutes.
Motion to approve the Law Enforcement Contract between Wright County and the City of Otsego.
BUDGET INFORMATION
MMMMIMMMMISIMMMEM
FUNDING: BUDGETED: X ❑ YES
General Fund
❑ NO
ACTION TAKEN
❑ APPROVED AS REQUESTED ❑ DENIED ❑ TABLED ❑ OTHER (List changes)
COMMENTS:
LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this day of , 2015, by and
between the COUNTY OF WRIGHT and the WRIGHT COUNTY SHERIFF, hereinafter referred to as "County"
and the CITY OF OTSEGO hereinafter referred to as the "Municipality";
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Municipality is desirous of entering into a contract with the County for the performance
of the hereinafter described law enforcement protection within the corporate limits of said municipality through
the County Sheriff; and
WHEREAS, the County is agreeable to rendering such services, and protection on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, such contracts are authorized and provided for by the provision of Minnesota Statutes
471.59 and Minnesota Statutes 436.05;
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the terms of the aforesaid statutes, and in consideration of the mutual
covenants herein contained, it is agreed as follows:
1. That the County by way of the Sheriff agrees to provide police protection within the corporate
limits of the Municipality to the extent and in the manner as hereinafter set forth:
a. Except as otherwise hereinafter specifically set forth, such services shall encompass
only duties and functions of the type coming within the jurisdiction of the Wright
County Sheriff pursuant to Minnesota Laws and Statutes.
b. Except as otherwise hereinafter provided for, the standard level of service provided
shall be the same basic level of service which is provided for the unincorporated areas
of the County of Wright, State of Minnesota.
C. The rendition of services, the standard of performance, the discipline of the officers,
and other matters incident to the performance of such services and control of personnel
so employed shall remain in and under the control of the Sheriff.
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The Municipality agrees to pay to the County the sum of $67.00 per hour for law enforcement
protection during the calendar year 2016 and $69.50 per hour during the calendar year 2017. If salaries of Deputy
Sheriffs are increased at any time during the tern of this contract, the hourly rate of this contract shall not be
increased.
9. This contract shall be extended automatically for successive one year periods at a rate to be
established by the County, unless the County or Municipality shall notify the other of termination, in writing,
prior to August 15 of each year.
10. The number of hours of service to be provided pursuant to this contract are as follows: 14,600
hours annually and shall provide 24-hour call and general service. An additional 40 hours will be provided in
2016 because it is a Leap Year. The Municipality shall notify the County in writing prior to August 15 regarding
any change in the number of hours for the subsequent year.
11. The County shall provide for all costs and prosecution efforts with respect to violations charged by
the Sheriff in the performance of this agreement. All fines arising from such prosecutions shall accrue to the
County. Violations of municipal ordinances excluded from enforcement by this agreement shall be prosecuted by
the Municipality at its expense. All fines arising from city prosecutions shall accrue to the Municipality unless
otherwise provided by law.
12. Pursuant to law, the County Auditor/Treasurer shall remit to the Municipality its share of all fines
collected. The Municipality shall return to the County within 30 days all fine money attributable to prosecutions
initiated by the Sheriff in accord with Paragraph 11 of this contract. The Municipality shall keep and retain any
fine money submitted by the Auditor/Treasurer attributable to prosecutions initiated by the Municipality.
13. For the purpose of maintaining cooperation, local control and general information on existing
complaints and problems in said Municipality, one member of the Municipal Council, the Mayor or other person
or persons shall be appointed by said Council to act as police commissioner(s) for said Municipality and shall
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