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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Regular Meeting: January 15, 2019
AGENDA ITEM: Appoint Directors – Dakota
Communications Center
AGENDA SECTION:
Consent
PREPARED BY: Erin Fasbender, City Clerk AGENDA NO. 6.g.
ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: LJM
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint Councilmember Weisensel as Director and
Councilmember Essler as Alternate to the Dakota Communications Center Board of
Directors
BACKGROUND
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.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Councilmember Weisensel be appointed as Director and Councilmember Essler be
appointed as Alternate for the two year term beginning in 2019.