HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.c. Appoint Directors - Dakota Communications CenterAGENDA ITEM: Appoint Directors Dakota
Communications Center
AGENDA SECTION:
Consent
PREPARED BY: Dwight Johnson, City Administrator
Amy Domeier, City Clerk
AGENDA NO. C
ATTACHMENTS: None
APPROVED BY:
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint Mayor Droste as Director and Council Member
Weisensel as Alternate Director to the Dakota Communications Center Board of Directors
9i ROSEMOUNT
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Regular Meeting: February 3, 2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ISSUE
The Dakota Communications Center (DCC) is the joint dispatch operation for police, fire and medical
emergencies serving public safety agencies in Rosemount and other Dakota County communities. DCC is
organized as a joint powers entity governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the JPA member
agencies Dakota County and the cities within Dakota County greater than 10,000 in population.
The terms of the Joint Powers Agreement describe the appointments to the Board of Directors.
Rosemount is among the entities making two -year appointments in odd numbered years.
SUMMARY
The City Council discussed representation at its Special Meeting on January 24, 2008. Based on that
discussion, staff recommends that Mayor William Droste be appointed to the position of Director and that
Council Member Jeff Weisensel be appointed as alternate director for the two year term beginning in 2009.