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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Regular Meeting: February 7, 2023
AGENDA ITEM: Appoint Directors – Dakota 911 Center AGENDA SECTION:
Consent
PREPARED BY: Erin Fasbender, City Clerk AGENDA NO. 6.d.
ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: LJM
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint Mayor Weisensel as Director and Councilmember
Essler as Alternate to the Dakota 911 Center Board of Directors
BACKGROUND
The Dakota 911 Center is the joint dispatch operation for police, fire and medical emergencies serving
public safety agencies in Rosemount and other Dakota County communities. Dakota 911 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 Mayor Weisensel be appointed as Director and Councilmember Essler be
appointed as Alternate for the two year term beginning in 2023.