1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the general assembly that other state agencies, within the limits of their appropriations for this purpose, shall offer technical assistance, in matters related to their duties, to the state’s political subdivisions and enter into contractual arrangements with the political subdivisions of the state of Missouri to this end.

2. Political subdivisions of the state are authorized to enter into contractual agreements or cooperative arrangements with the various state agencies offering to provide technical assistance and services provided in subsection 1 of this section. The governing bodies of the state’s political subdivisions are authorized to enter into agreements with state agencies and all officers and employees of the political subdivision are to be governed by the provisions of the contractual arrangement as entered into by the governing bodies of this political subdivision of the state.