1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; making the chair of the Metropolitan Council or 
1.3 	designee a member of the Statewide Radio Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2005 Supplement, section 403.36, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 403.36, subdivision 1, is 
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The commissioner of public safety shall convene 
1.9 	and chair the Statewide Radio Board to develop a project plan for a statewide, shared, 
1.10 	trunked public safety radio communication system. The system may be referred to as 
1.11 	"Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response," or "ARMER."
1.12 	(b) The board consists of the following members or their designees:
1.13 	(1) the commissioner of public safety;
1.14 	(2) the commissioner of transportation;
1.15 	(3) the state chief information officer;
1.16 	(4) the commissioner of natural resources;
1.17 	(5) the chief of the Minnesota State Patrol;
1.18 	(6) the commissioner of health;
1.19 	(7) the commissioner of finance;
1.20 	(8) the chair of the Metropolitan Council;
1.21 	~~(8)~~ (9) two elected city officials, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one 
1.22 	from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governing body of the League of Minnesota 
1.23 	Cities;
2.1 	~~(9)~~ (10) two elected county officials, one from the nine-county metropolitan area 
2.2 	and one from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governing body of the Association 
2.3 	of Minnesota Counties;
2.4 	~~(10)~~ (11) two sheriffs, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one 
2.5 	from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governing body of the Minnesota Sheriffs' 
2.6 	Association;
2.7 	~~(11)~~ (12) two chiefs of police, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one 
2.8 	from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governor after considering recommendations 
2.9 	made by the Minnesota Chiefs' of Police Association;
2.10 	~~(12)~~ (13) two fire chiefs, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one from 
2.11 	Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governor after considering recommendations made 
2.12 	by the Minnesota Fire Chiefs' Association;
2.13 	~~(13)~~ (14) two representatives of emergency medical service providers, one from the 
2.14 	nine-county metropolitan area and one from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governor 
2.15 	after considering recommendations made by the Minnesota Ambulance Association;
2.16 	~~(14)~~ (15) the chair of the Metropolitan Radio Board; and
2.17 	~~(15)~~ (16) a representative of Greater Minnesota elected by those units of government 
2.18 	in phase three and any subsequent phase of development as defined in the statewide, 
2.19 	shared radio and communication plan, who have submitted a plan to the Statewide Radio 
2.20 	Board and where development has been initiated.
2.21 	(c) The Statewide Radio Board shall coordinate the appointment of board members 
2.22 	representing Greater Minnesota with the appointing authorities and may designate the 
2.23 	geographic region or regions from which an appointed board member is selected where 
2.24 	necessary to provide representation from throughout the state.