§ 403.10 — Cooperative Agreement
Plain-Language Summary
Government agencies in different 911 systems that share a border can agree to help each other during emergencies, even across county or city lines. The agency in charge of the area where the emergency happens must always be notified. Counties and agencies can also make agreements to share the costs of running the 911 system.
403.10 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.
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Subdivision 1.Authority.
All public agencies and counties that are part of different 911 systems but share common boundary lines may enter into cooperative agreements to provide that once an emergency unit is dispatched in response to a request through the system, the unit shall render its services to the requesting party without regard to jurisdictional boundaries. §
Subd. 2.Notice to public safety agency.
Public safety agencies with jurisdictional responsibilities shall in all cases be notified by the public safety answering point of a request for service in their jurisdiction. §
Subd. 3.Allocating costs.
Counties, public agencies, operating public safety answering points, and other local governmental units may enter into cooperative agreements under section 471.59 for the allocation of operational and capital costs attributable to the 911 system.
History:
1977 c 311 s 10; 2002 c 372 s 12
History: History: 1977 c 311 s 10; 2002 c 372 s 12