Consultants

Outsourced Services

Most cities with populations such as Jenkins do not have the resources nor the workload to have on staff persons for legal, engineering, building inspection, police, fire, planning and zoning and other such services. This leaves small cities to provide those services through outside parties.  Jenkins contracts outside services for those listed below, with the exception of building inspections, as we have not adopted the Minnesota State Uniform Building Code rendering that service unnecessary at this time.  Each city has the authority and right to determine how contracted services are set up within their own jurisdiction.

The types of services listed below require education, experience, accreditation, and licensing in their respective areas.  Most cities with populations of 5,000 or less do not have staff members nor do they require staff members to have those qualifications in those specific areas.  The City needs expertise in Engineering to provide our residents with safe and properly designed roads. We need expertise in Planning and Zoning to enable the City make informed, thoughtful and appropriate land use decisions. Land use can be complex and very costly to cities if the many legal requirements related to land use decisions are not followed. Please be assured that all of our outsourced services are used at the Council’s discretion and direction. Any outsourced person or entity that is assigned to aid in these areas is qualified and are using the City of Jenkins specifications, Comprehensive Plan, Ordinances and other relevant City documents.  These City documents were developed by appointed boards and commissions made up of people within our community as well as the elected City Council officials who were elected by our community. Any action taken by the City of Jenkins has been approved, by majority vote, by the City Council.