ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 26, 2008
Agenda Item No. 24
Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ENTER INTO A CONDITIONAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITIES OF EAST LANSING AND LANSING FOR THE PURPOSES OF CREATING AN INGHAM COUNTY CONSOLIDATED 911 CENTER
RESOLUTION #08-056
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorized a contract with Plante & Moran to evaluate the potential of combining the two 911 Dispatch Centers into one Consolidated 911 Dispatch Center operated by the County of Ingham; and
WHEREAS, representatives from the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing and Ingham County have worked with Plante & Moran as a Steering Committee to provide information and guide this study; and
WHEREAS, Plante & Moran presented their report at the July 13, 2006 Law Enforcement Meeting, with participation of the Board of Commissioners, representatives of the Cities of Lansing and East Lansing, and the public safety community; and
WHEREAS, the Plante & Moran Study concluded that merging the operations of the East Lansing and Lansing Dispatch Centers is an attractive option for the County in order to create a state of the art Consolidated Dispatch Center with new facilities and technology, at a lower cost than operating the current separate 911 Centers; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing have reviewed the Plante & Moran Study conclusions that Ingham County should develop an action plan to pursue the goal of a consolidated 911 Center and are supportive of moving forward to develop an Action Plan for the creation of a Consolidated Ingham County 911 Center; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County 911 Steering Committee is expected to work with the 911 Advisory Committee, representatives of the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing, the Police Departments of East Lansing and Lansing, the Directors of the Lansing 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and East Lansing 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), and all public safety agencies in Ingham County in developing this action plan; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners recommends that the proposed action plan and proposed subsequent agreements contain the following general terms and conditions:
(a) The City of Lansing and East Lansing allow the use of the current City operated 911 Centers at no cost to Ingham County, during a transitional phase of 911 operations, until a new 911 Center is identified and secured for use, transfer to Ingham County all personal property necessary for 911 Center operations and maintenance, and transfer responsibility for the operation and maintenance of 911 Center Operations to Ingham County.
(b) The following principles are restated as to the structure of the Ingham 911 Consolidated Center:
ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 26, 2008
Agenda Item No. 24
RESOLUTION #08-056
General Principles of Consolidation
• Demonstrated efficiencies;
• Operational control entity representative of users;
• County oversight because of primary funding source (countywide 911 millage and telephone surcharges);
• Legacy costs borne by respective cities.
Principles Related to Governance
• The governance structure needs to be independent of any one existing law enforcement or fire command structure;
• The operational governing board needs to have representation of user law enforcement and fire entities, and meet any legal requirements for access to LEIN;
• Such a board needs to be subject to the overall governance of the County Board of Commissioners, since the primary funding comes from the County.
(c) Express the parties intent that the current two 911 Centers’ employees would not be placed in any worse position regarding wages.
(d) Express the parties’ intent that the current two 911 Centers employees’ benefit
package be held harmless unless otherwise negotiated through collective bargaining.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners expresses its intent to enter into a conditional agreement with the Cities of Lansing and East Lansing for the purposes of creating a Consolidated 911 Center operation, as outlined above, once an Action Plan has been developed and approved by the affected parties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller shall be authorized to negotiate an agreement with representatives of the City of Lansing and East Lansing, with the final agreement to be brought back to the Ingham County Board of Commissioners for approval.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Attorney shall prepare a draft agreement for further consideration by this Board of Commissioners upon successful completion of the Action Plan and adoption by the affected parties as noted above.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be submitted to the Lansing City Council, Lansing Mayor, and East Lansing City Council.
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: Holman, Copedge, Celentino, De Leon, Tennis, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/14/08
FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Hertel,Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: Celentino, Schor Approved 2/20/08