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Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Ramsey, Hennepin and the State of Minnesota
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To combine purchasing powers in order to secure the most favorable terms and conditions on the purchase of equipment, materials, and wervices and supplies
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager Brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Oakdale Election Services
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	The county will assume all election duties which are assigned to the city under MN election law and other State and federal laws
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	State of Minnesota Sentence to Service
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	A community work service program called “Sentence to Service” (STS) to provide support and training for counties who wish to operate similar programs.
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	MN Counties Computer Corporation Data Processing
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To establish an organization through which parties may jointly and cooperatively provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of data processing facilities and management information systems for the use and benefit of the parties.
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Anoka County East Central Regional Juvenile Center Contract Beds
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	For the construction and operation of the East Central Regional Juvenile Center, to reserve beds for secure detention and treatment for juvenile offenders.
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Woodbury Elections Services
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	The county will assume all election duties which are assigned to the city under MN election law and other State and federal laws
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey Counties; Coon Rapids, State of MN HOME Consortium
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	Enables continued participation in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME Investment Partnership Program for the federal fiscal years 2005, 2006 and 2007
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	State of Minnesota Local Collaborative Time Study
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To enhance federal funding to children’s mental health collaboratives and family services collaboratives by claiming reimbursement for eligible activities through Local Collaborative Time Study (LCTS).
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Ramsey County Automated Tax Collection Processing
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	Ramsey County will provide all services, material, and equipment as necessary to process all county property tax payments received by Washington County during certain identified time periods and to remit the payments to the county on a timely basis.
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Minnesota Counties Computer Coop. Maintenance of Property Tax System Software
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	Cooperative to purchase property tax system support and maintenance with a vendor.
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Cottage Grove South Service Center Park & Ride (Tax Forfeited Land)
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To set forth the understanding of the parties regarding the joint ownership of the tax forfeited real property described in Exhibit A and the eventual partition of the real property in order to construct the Park and Ride Facility and County Service Center Facility on the real property.
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Scott, Dakota Counties Survey
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To gather information by engaging a consultant to conduct a residential survey and prepare an analysis of the results to assess residential opinions and performance of county government
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Metropolitan Emergency Services Board (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Minneapolis)
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To carry out requirements of counties under MN Statutes, Chapter 403, for the establishment of a 911 telephone system in the seven-county metro area
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Ramsey County (East Metro Safety Training Facility)
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To set forth the understanding of the parties regarding the ownership, financing, operation, use of the East Metro Public Safety Training Facility at the LEC site.
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Washington County Workforce Center Investment Board Investments
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To establish an agreement among Washington County Board of commissioners, Washington County Workforce Investment Board, Washington County Workforce Center, MN Dept. of Economic Security, state Services for the Blind, Stillwater Adult Education, Carl Perkins Education, Community Services/Community Services Block grant/Housing, Labor & Economic Development concerning implementation of Section 121 ©(2) of Title 1 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint Powers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	State of Minnesota Information Privacy (HIPAA)
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To comply with privacy regulations of HIPAA, which require entering in a formal agreement for the safeguarding of “protected health information.”
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For more information, please contact:	Nancy Brase, Administrative Services Manager nancy.brase@co.washington.mn.us

Type:	Joint Powers Agreement
Joint POwers Agreement
Agency, Counties or Groups involved in the process:	Metropolitan Counties Energy Task Force (Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Carver, Scott Counties)
Why did you collaborate on this effort?	To monitor and develop energy policy issues; designates Hennepin County as the agent responsible for contracting with outside providers and administering the budget/finances of the Task Force.
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