About the Coordinating Committee
The South Lake Minnetonka Police Department (SLMPD) functions as a joint powers organization pursuant to the statutory authority that authorizes cities to create such partnerships for the delivery of services. The SLMPD partnership, which dates back to 1973, has proven to be an effective and economical way for the cities of Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay to provide quality law enforcement services. The charter under which the SLMPD operates is a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), which affords member cities equal representation in the governance of the SLMPD through the Coordinating Committee. Each member city is represented on this governing body by its respective mayor. The Coordinating Committee is responsible for establishing the standards of policing based upon the available funding. Since the SLMPD has no independent taxing authority, it is dependent on contributions from the member cities for the majority of its funding with which to operate on an annual basis. The Chief of Police is the administrative officer for the SLMPD and reports directly to the Coordinating Committee.
2023 Coordinating Committee Members
Mayor Todd Carlson – Committee Chair
City of Excelsior
Mayor Jennifer Labadie – Committee Vice Chair
City of Shorewood
Mayor Deb Kind
City of Greenwood
Mayor Adam Jennings
City of Tonka Bay
To contact a member of the Coordinating Committee see the bottom of this page and go to the corresponding city web site for that mayor.
Meetings
View the Meetings: SLMPD “Video on Demand” page on the LMCC website: http://www.lmcc-tv.org/slmpd.html
The Coordinating Committee meets quarterly within a calendar year. Other meetings are held as needed. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held in the lower level conference room at the South Lake Minnetonka Public Safety Facility located at 24100-24150 Smithtown Road in Shorewood. Meeting notices are posted on this web site as well as at the South Lake Minnetonka Public Safety Facility. Meeting notices are also sent to the member cities. Regular meetings are broadcast on local cable television with the dates/times listed on this web site. Other meetings may be televised as determined by the Coordinating Committee.