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RESOLUTION 14-247
RESOLUTION RKAFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COLLABORATION
WHEREAS,the City of Waukee,Dallas County,State of Iowa,is a duly organized Municipal
Organization;AND,
WHEREAS,local governments in central Iowa have long and positive experience in
collaborating with each other in many areas of endeavor including economic development,
recreation public safety,and infrastructure;AND,
WHEREAS,successful collaborations have been based on the concept of mutual benefit,where
all parties are better off as a result of the collaborative arrangement;AND,
WHEREAS,the results of past intergovermnental collaboration have been better service for
citizens and often a reduction in unit costs;AND,
WHEREAS,efficient and effective government is in the interest of all taxpayers;AND,
WHEREAS,elected officials have a key leaderslup role in promoting intergovernmental
collaboration;AND,
WHEREAS,on July 17,2012,the Waukee City Council approved a resolution of support for
local government collaboration (Resolution 012-167);AND,
WHEREAS,the Waukee City Council wishes to reaffirm their support for this important
initiative;
THEREFORE,it is the intent of the Mayor and Council of the City of Waukee in session this
15'"day of September,2014,tluough our leadership,to accelerate the extent and frequency of
intergoverrnnental collaboration for the purpose of improving services for the same or less unit
cost.
NOW THEREFORE BK IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the City of Waukee
commit to the following leaderslup actions in furtherance of this purpose,to:
1.Direct managers/administrators to participate in regional efforts to identify opportunities
for collaboration and panner with other entities to make them successful
2.Include participation in regional collaborative effoits in the managers/administrators'
annual goals and as a measure in their annual performance evaluation
3.Direct managers/administrators to provide quarterly reports to their governing bodies on
the progress of collaborative effoits
4.Direct managers/administrators to include in annual budgets and financial and management
reports progress of collaborative effoits
5.Anticipate and highlight opportunities that emerge in the regular course of business such as
key retirements,contract expirations,large equipment purchases,physical facility
decisions,or bulk purchases,and require evidence that collaborative opportunities have
been explored before approving any such hire,contract or bond;
6.Thoroughly review,evaluate and make an explicit decision on any collaboration
opportunity presented &om another governmental jurisdiction;and
7.Respond to requests from other regional entities for information on collaborative efforts
illiam F.P ard,Mayor
Attest:
Rebecca D.Schuett,City Clerk
ROLL CALL VOTE
Shane Blanchard
Brian Harrison
Casey L.Harvey
Shelly Hughes
Rick Peterson
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