3.5. SR 08-01-2011REQUEST FOR ACTION
TO ITEM NUMBER
Ci Council 3.5.
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
Consent Au st 1, 2011 Bradle R. Rolfe, Chief of Police
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By
Master Subscriber Agreement between the City of Elk River and
the Minnesota State Courts REVIEWED BY
ACTION REQUESTED
Requesting that the Council approve the signing the subscriber Agreement on behalf of the City by Scott
Baumgartner, City of Elk River Prosecutor.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Police Department, along with the County Attorney's Office, City Prosecutor's Office, and the Court
Administrator's Office, are preparing to go live with the State of Minnesota Electronic Charging Project
(eCharging). This process will make it much more efficient for everyone involved to file criminal
complaints when charging defendants in cases involving felonies and gross misdemeanors.
One of the requirements for the Prosecutor's Office is that they have a Subscriber Agreement between
their office and the State Courts. It is necessary for the agreement to be in the name of the municipality
that the Prosecutor represents, so the agreement will be made on behalf of the City.
As Chief of Police, I am fully aware of the process and am in full support of having Scott Baumgartner,
Elk River City Prosecutor, sign this document on behalf of the City. I have had discussions regarding this
agreement with Mr. Baumgartner and am aware of discussions he has had with Peter Beck, City Attorney;
we are in agreement that this is necessary for the eCharging project to proceed.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENTS
None
Action Motion by Second by Vote
FOllow Up
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