HomeMy WebLinkAbout6512 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1980/03/03MARCH 3, 1980
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RESOLUTION NO. 6512
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENT TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1979 AS A
MEMBER OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE
COORDINATING COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 (JSIA) reauthorizes
and restructures the LEAA Federal Grant -In -Aid Program to state and local
units of government; and
WHEREAS, certain units of local general government are eligible
individually or in combination to function under the JSIA as entitlement
jurisdictions and in that status enjoy significant autonomy with respect to
the utilization of a predetermined allocation of federal funding; and
WHEREAS, units of government within the State of Minnesota must
formally advise the Minnesota Crime Control Planning Board of their in-
tentions regarding participation in the JSIA no later than March 10, 1980;
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of St. Louis Park formally declares its
intention to participate in the JSIA as a member of the Hennepin County
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (HCCJCC) under a joint Hennepin County,
City of Minneapolis and suburban unit of government combination entitlement
jurisdiction; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event the Minnesota Crime Control
Planning Board proposes an alternative to entitlement jurisdiction status
which maintains the integrity of predetermined funding allocations and pro-
vides for the maintenance of cooperative intergovernmental planning and
coordination as enbodied in the HCCJCC, such a proposal will be considered
by the City of St. Louis Park at that time.
Adopted by the City Council March 3, 1980.
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App oved as to form and legality:
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