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JPA A2513167 between Hennepin County, the State of MN, and the cities of Brooklyn Park, Champlin, and New Hope for the provision of an After-Action Review of the response to a public safety incident by responding law enforcement agencies, period 12/01/25-10/30/26, NTE $165,000
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Joint Powers Agreement between Hennepin County, the State of Minnesota, and the cities of Brooklyn Park, Champlin, and New Hope for the provision of an After-Action Review of the response to a public safety incident by responding law enforcement agencies, during the period of December 1, 2025 through October 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $165,000 be approved; and that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Joint Powers Agreement on behalf of the County; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
On June 14, 2025, multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a series of targeted shootings involving Minnesota state legislators. These incidents resulted in serious injuries to State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, and the deaths of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman. On June 15, 2025, the individual suspected of the shootings was apprehended by the responding law enforcement agencies.
Following this public safety incident, the City of Brooklyn Park initiated the procurement of an independent and qualified third-party vendor to conduct an After-Action Review (AAR) of the law enforcement response. The vendor selected to perform the AAR is the International Association of Chiefs of Police (“IACP”). The participating parties to the AAR include the following:
• the State of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Public Safety on behalf of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Minnesota State Patrol (MN State)
• Hennepin County, on behalf of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office (County),
• the City of Brooklyn Park, on behalf of the Brooklyn Park Police Department (Brooklyn Park),
• the City of Champlin, on behalf of the Champlin Police Department (Champlin),
• and the City of New Hope, on behalf of the New Hope Police Department (New Hope)
The parties agree that the AAR performed by IACP will provide mutual benefit and have committed to jointly sharing the costs and responsibilities associated with the AAR. Minnesota Statutes § 471.59, allows the Parties to jointly or cooperatively exercise any power, service or function common to the contracting parties, and one of the participating governmental units may exercise one of its powers on behalf of the other governmental units.
This agreement outlines each Party’s obligations in support of the AAR and authorizes Brooklyn Park to receive reimbursement from the other Parties for its share of the AAR costs. The total cost of the AAR is $429,500. Cost-sharing responsibilities are based on each Party’s proportional response and area of coverage. The State is responsible for 49% of the total cost, Brooklyn Park for 6.4%, Champlin for 4.2%, and New Hope for 1.98%. As part of its role, the County is responsible for contributing 38.42% or $165,000 of the total AAR costs. In addition, HCSO will provide all necessary documentation, records, and cooperation required to support the AAR process and ensure compliance with requests from the third-party vendor and the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval