2006 Minnesota Statutes

403.36 STATEWIDE RADIO BOARD.
    Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The commissioner of public safety shall convene and chair
the Statewide Radio Board to develop a project plan for a statewide, shared, trunked public
safety radio communication system. The system may be referred to as "Allied Radio Matrix for
Emergency Response," or "ARMER."
(b) The board consists of the following members or their designees:
(1) the commissioner of public safety;
(2) the commissioner of transportation;
(3) the state chief information officer;
(4) the commissioner of natural resources;
(5) the chief of the Minnesota State Patrol;
(6) the commissioner of finance;
(7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council;
(8) two elected city officials, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one from
Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governing body of the League of Minnesota Cities;
(9) two elected county officials, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one from
Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governing body of the Association of Minnesota Counties;
(10) two sheriffs, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one from Greater
Minnesota, appointed by the governing body of the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
(11) two chiefs of police, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one from Greater
Minnesota, appointed by the governor after considering recommendations made by the Minnesota
Chiefs' of Police Association;
(12) two fire chiefs, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one from Greater
Minnesota, appointed by the governor after considering recommendations made by the Minnesota
Fire Chiefs' Association;
(13) two representatives of emergency medical service providers, one from the nine-county
metropolitan area and one from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governor after considering
recommendations made by the Minnesota Ambulance Association;
(14) the chair of the regional radio board for the metropolitan area; and
(15) a representative of Greater Minnesota elected by those units of government in phase
three and any subsequent phase of development as defined in the statewide, shared radio and
communication plan, who have submitted a plan to the Statewide Radio Board and where
development has been initiated.
(c) The Statewide Radio Board shall coordinate the appointment of board members
representing Greater Minnesota with the appointing authorities and may designate the geographic
region or regions from which an appointed board member is selected where necessary to provide
representation from throughout the state.
    Subd. 1a. Terms. Board members have no set term and remain on the board until a successor
is appointed as provided in subdivision 1. However, with respect to those board members who,
under subdivision 1, must be elected officials, a successor must be appointed as provided in
subdivision 1 no later than the date that the member is no longer an elected official, unless the
member dies while in office, in which case a successor must be named as soon as practicable.
    Subd. 1b. Compensation; removal; vacancies. Compensation, removal, and filling of
vacancies of board members are governed by section 15.0575, except that appointments to the
board are not subject to the open appointments process of sections 15.0597 to 15.0599.
    Subd. 1c. Voting. Each member has one vote. The majority of the voting power of the
board constitutes a quorum, although a smaller number may adjourn from time to time. Any
motion, other than adjournment, must be favored by a majority of the voting power of the board
in order to carry.
    Subd. 1d. Calling meeting. The board shall convene upon the call of the chair or any six
members of the board.
    Subd. 1e. Implement plan and establish statewide system. The Statewide Radio Board has
overall responsibility for the statewide, shared radio and communication system project plan.
The commissioner of public safety shall implement the plan adopted by the Statewide Radio
Board. The commissioner of public safety shall contract with the commissioner of transportation
to construct, own, operate, maintain, and enhance the elements of the backbone system defined
in the plan. The commissioner of transportation, under appropriate state law, shall contract for,
or procure by purchase or lease (including joint purchase and lease agreements), construction,
installation of materials, supplies and equipment, and other services as may be needed to build,
operate, and maintain the system backbone. The Department of Transportation shall own, operate,
and maintain those elements identified in the project plan as the system backbone, including,
but not limited to, radio towers and associated structures and equipment related to the system
backbone.
    Subd. 1f. Advisory groups. (a) The Statewide Radio Board shall establish one or
more advisory groups for the purpose of advising on the plan, design, implementation, and
administration of the statewide, shared trunked radio and communication system.
(b) At least one such group must consist of the following members:
(1) the chair of each regional radio board or, if no regional radio board has been formed, a
representative of each region of development as defined in the statewide, shared, trunked radio
and communication plan, once planning and development have been initiated for the region,
or a designee;
(2) the chief of the Minnesota State Patrol or a designee;
(3) a representative of the Minnesota State Sheriffs' Association;
(4) a representative of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
(5) a representative of the Minnesota Fire Chiefs' Association; and
(6) a representative of the Emergency Medical Services Board.
    Subd. 2. Plan contents. (a) The statewide, shared radio and communication system project
plan must include:
(1) standards, guidelines, and comprehensive design for the system, including use and
integration of existing public and private communications infrastructure;
(2) proposed project implementation schedule, phases, and estimated costs for each phase
of the plan;
(3) recommended statutory changes required for effective implementation and administration
of the statewide, shared trunked radio and communication system; and
(4) a policy for the lease of excess space or capacity on systems constructed under the
project plan, consistent with section 174.70, subdivision 2, with priority given first to local units
of government for public safety communication transmission needs and second to any other
communications transmission needs of either the public or private sector.
(b) The Statewide Radio Board must ensure that generally accepted project management
techniques are utilized for each project or phase of the backbone of the statewide, shared radio
and communication system consistent with guidelines of the Project Management Office of
the Office of Enterprise Technology:
(1) clear sponsorship;
(2) scope management;
(3) project planning, control, and execution;
(4) continuous risk assessment and mitigation;
(5) cost management;
(6) quality management reviews;
(7) communications management; and
(8) proven methodology.
    Subd. 3. Local financing. A local unit of government that receives state funds for integration
with the statewide, shared, trunked radio and communication system must have a plan approved
by the Statewide Radio Board and must comply with the standards and guidelines contained in the
project plan. The Statewide Radio Board must review and approve all local and regional planning
initiatives for connectivity to the system to assure compatibility, interoperability and integration
support with the system and plan standards. As part of the review the Statewide Radio Board
must require, and a county or local unit of government must provide, a detailed plan including a
budget and detailed cost estimates.
    Subd. 4. Reporting. In conjunction with each biennial budget process, the Statewide Radio
Board must submit a status report to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over capital investment and criminal justice
funding and policy. The report must include a substantive assessment and evaluation of each
significant part of the implementation of the statewide public safety radio plan with (1) to the
extent possible, an update on risks and mitigation strategies; and (2) quantitative information on
the status, progress, costs, benefits, and effects of those efforts.
History: 2002 c 401 art 1 s 12; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 119,135; 2004 c 201 s 16; 2005 c 156 art
5 s 21,23; 2006 c 230 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 6 s 19,20