80-2829 CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 80-2829
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY OF HOPKINS
INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUSTICE
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1979 (JSIA) .
WHEREAS, the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 (JSIA) re-
authorizes 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 juris-
dictions and in that status enjoy significant autonomy with respect to the
utilization of a pre-determined 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 intentions
regarding participation in the JSIA no later than March 10, 1980;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Hopkins formally declares its inten-
Ikon 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 jursidiction;
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 pre-determined funding allocations and provides for
the maintenance of cooperative intergovernmental planning and coordination as
embodied in the HCCJCC, such a proposal will be considered by the City of
Hopkins at that time.
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota at a
regular meeting held the 4th day of March 1980.
HAROLD E. RICHARDSON, JERRE A. MILLER,
City Clerk Mayor
410 JOSEPH C. VESELY,
City Attorney