Department
Emergency Services
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Fulton County and the City of Union City for the provision of 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Services. Effective upon BOC approval through December 31, 2026, with three (3) automatic renewals commencing on January 1 of each successive year.
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Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
O.C.G.A § 36-10-1 requires any contract entered into by the County shall be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Justice and Safety
Commission Districts Affected
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Is this a purchasing item?
No
Summary & Background
Request approval to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the City of Union City (“City”), which is a municipality of the State of Georgia, for the provision of 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Services to provide the vital and necessary communications link between the City of Union City citizens and the Fulton County Department of Emergency Services-911 through use of the County’s consolidated 911 call reception and radio dispatching of requests of public safety services. The County and the City desire to enter into a new Intergovernmental Agreement (“911 IGA”) for the County to provide a public safety answering point within the boundaries of the city.
The 911 IGA establishes the cost of Enhanced 9-1-1 Emergency call reception and public safety radio dispatch services to be provided by the County to the City. The County and the City desire to maintain a mutually beneficial, efficient, and cooperative relationship that will promote the interests of the citizens of both jurisdictions. The County operates a consolidated public safety answering point in its Emergency Communications Center on a 24-hour basis, 365 days per year, staffed in two (2) 12-hour shifts each day from which the services contemplated under this Agreement will be rendered.
The County is entitled to impose and retain a monthly 911 charge upon each wired and wireless telephone subscriber served by the County's 911 service as provided by O.C.G.A § 46-5-134. Additionally, The County is entitled to impose and retain an annual subsidy from the city in the amount of $465,000.00. The annual subsidy and collection of 911 charges received from the City of Union City is revenue in support of the cost associated with providing service as outlined in the Intergovernmental Agreement.
The Board of Commissioners, at their meeting on December 15, 2021, (Item #21-1010), approved the provision of 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Services with the City of Union City.