95-1172 . ,� Council File # 9 S �,� o�
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RESOLUTION
CITY S INT PAUL INNESOTA
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
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2 Whereas, Minnesota Statute § 15.51 et. se�c . provides for the interchange of public
3 employees among various jurisdictions, and
4 Whereas, Minnesota Statue § 471.59 et. se�,._ requires the consent of the governing
5 bodies of political subdivisions to enter into agreements among them for such matters as
6 employee interchanges, and
7 Whereas as part of the discussions regarding intergovernmental cooperation with
8 Ramsey County, the Ramsey County Attorney's Office and Saint Paul City Attorney's Office
9 have discussed and agreed that cooperation in criminal prosecution is of benefit to both
10 jurisdictions and that an on-going interchange of professional staff would be beneficial to each
11 office in terms of expanded cross-training, professional enhancement and continuing legal
12 education, and
13 Whereas, both Offices desire to enter into an on-going relationship far the interchange
14 of professional staff now therefor be it,
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1 Resolved that the proper city officials and City Attorney's Office are authorized to
2 enter into written agreements consistent with the above recitals and applicable laws.
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DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIATED N� _ 13 7 9 6
city Attome GREEN SHEE
CONTACT PERSON 8 PHONE INITIAUDATE INITIAL/DATE
� DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR � CITY COUNCIL
�Ol1II MCCOI7R1CiC GH71H A$$IpN � CITYATfORNEY � CITYCLERK
NUMBER FOR
MUS C BY ( ROUTING � BUDGET DIRECTOR � FIN. & MOT. SERVICES DIR.
ORDBR � MAYOR (OR ASSISTANn �
TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PACiES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUE3TE0:
Approval of an agreement between the Ramsey County Attorney's Office and the Saint Paul City
Attorney's Office for the temporary exchaage of professional staff which will benefit both
jurisdictions in the area of criminal prosecutions.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWINO QUESTIONS:
_ PLANNINO COMMISSION _��COMMISSION �• Hes this person/firm wOrked under e contraCt for this depertment7
_ CIB COMMITTEE _ YES NO
_ 9TAFF : �_ 2• Has this person/firm r been a city employee7
�„� ' _ YES NO
_ DI3TRICT COURT 3. Does this erson/firm
p possess a skill not normally possessed by any current city employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE4 YES NO �. A�
��fOR OFF'�� Explaln all yes answers on ssparate sheet end attach to preen sheet
INITIATINO PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (Who, Whet, When, Where, Why):
The St. Paul City Attorney's Office and Ramsey County Attorney's Office have been meetiag to
determine ways both offices can be of assistance to each other, achieve efficiencies, and
im�rove joint prosecution efforts; including the exchange of ideas and experiences gained from
performing the duties required of each office. Both jurisdictions prosecute many of the same
defendants, often at the same time, without knowledge or information regarding the other's
case. Law enforcement agencies also must frequently deal with both offices on one case that
may hover between each office's jurisdiction, causing delaqs in charging decisions.
ADVANTAOES IF APPROVED:
By allowing attorneys from each office to perform the duties of the other office, we will be
better situated to identify issues and areas that we can work together on with results toward
greater consistency both procedurally and in policy between the County Attorney and City
Attorney, better access by law enforcement as well as enhanced trial skills of the participant .
In addition, by providing this opportunity we are encouraging further cooperation in other
areas between the offices.
DISADVANTAOES IF APPROVED:
None. The staffing exchanges would in most instances be for less than one year, can be
discontinued at will by either party upon 30 days' notice, and would result in no net
increase in costs or salaries to either entity.
DISADVANTAOES IF NOT APPROVED:
The opportunity to provide professional enhancement and cross training will be missed.
TOTAL AIYIOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ � COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YE8 NO
FUNDING SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER
FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN) •
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AGREEMENT
An agreement effective the 1st day of October, 1995, by and
between the City of Saint Paul, Saint Paul, Minnesota (City) and
County of Ramsey, Minnesota (County).
WITNESSETH:
Whereas, Minn. Stat. � 471.59 authorizes political
subdivisions to contract with one another in the joint exercise
of a commonality of their powers, and interchanges of public
employees, and
Whereas, the City Attorney's Office and County Attorney's
Office desires to interchange their lawyer employees for the
purpose of enhancing legal and trial skills as well as expanding
on the job educational opportunities, nowtherefor,
IT IS MUTUALLY agreed by and between the City and County as
follows:
1. That the above recitals are incorporated herein by
reference.
2. That this agreement may be terminated without cause at
any time by thirty (30) days written notice from one above named
Office to the other.
3. That any employee sent from one Office to the other
shall remain the employee of the sending Office but shall work
under the direction and control of the receiving Office.
4. That each employee sent and received hereunder shall
first be acknowledged by an exchange of letters between the
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Offices for the purpose of calculating length of service under
this agreement.
5. That each Office reserves the right to reject the
services of an employee from the other Office upon twenty-four
(24) hours notice and such rejection shall not constitute a
termination of this agreement.
County of Ramsey City of Saint Paul
Mayor
City Attorney
Director, Department of
Finance and Management
Services
Approved as to Form:
Assistant City Attorney
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