Department
Emergency Services
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement between Fulton County and the City of Union City for the provision of 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Services effective January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, with three (3) automatic renewals commencing on January 1 of each successive year, ending December 31, 2025, with an annual subsidy of $465,000.00. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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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?
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Summary & Background (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
Request approval to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the City of Union City for the provision of 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Services to provide the vital and necessary communications link between the City of Union City and Fulton County Department of Emergency Services 911 through the use of the County's consolidated emergency and non-emergency call reception and radio dispatching of requests for police, medical, fire, and other public safety services, and initiation of the appropriate response action. It is desirable to enter into an agreement to provide Dispatch services within the boundaries of Union City through December 31, 2025.
The IGA establishes the cost of Enhanced 911 Emergency call reception and public safety radio dispatch services to be provided by the County to the City of Union City. Inter-Governmental agreements exist for this service with the cities of Chattahoochee Hills, Fairburn, Palmetto, South Fulton and Fulton County Schools.
The County operates a consolidated Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 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 intergovernmental agreement will be rendered.
The County is entitled to impose an annual subsidy for dispatch services from the City of Union City in the amount of $465,000.00. The County is also entitled to collect and retain monthly 911 charges upon each wired and wireless telephone subscriber served by the County's 911 service as provided by O.C.G.A. § 46- 5- 134. 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 6, 2017 (Item #17-0979) approved the provision of 91-1 Emergency Communications Services with the City of Union City.