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Consider approving Resolution No. 2014-117 approving an Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Addison, City of Carrollton, City of Coppell, and North Texas Emergency Communications Center, Inc. ("NTECC") relating to operations and funding of the NTECC Consolidated Public Safety Communications Center and take appropriate action.
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BACKGROUND:
Earlier this year, the cities of Addison, Carrollton, Coppell and Farmers Branch ("the Cities") jointly created North Texas Emergency Communications Center, Inc. ("NTECC") to own and operate on behalf of the Cities a consolidated public safety communications and dispatch center. However, because NTECC has no taxing authority or other source or revenue from third parties to provide funds to pay for its operations, NTECC must rely upon funding from the Cities to pay for the personnel, equipment, lease space, etc, necessary to operate NTECC. In order to establish the terms and conditions pursuant to which such funding will be provided, NTECC and the Cities need an agreement which sets forth NTECC's obligations with respect to the services to be provided to the Cities, the Cities obligations to pay NTECC for those services, and the Cities agreement with each other on how those costs shall be allocated among the Cities.
DISCUSSION:
The NTECC Board of Directors, members of which are the city managers of the Cities, have prepared and approved an interlocal cooperation agreement which it proposes be entered into by NTECC and the Cities. The proposed agreement provides for the requirements for funding of NTECC, budget approval process (to the extent not covered by NTECC's bylaws, operational and organizational requirements which are not covered by NTECC's by-laws, and other appropriate matters. The primary terms of the proposed agreement are as follows:
Initial Term: Twenty (20) year initial term, with annual renewals thereafter
Cost Allocation for Public Safety Communications Service: Provides for alloca...
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