Title
Adopt Computer Aided Dispatch Service Fees and Charges for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (Ordinance S-43690)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to adopt the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Regional Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Service fees to be charged to: 1) the cities of Avondale, Buckeye, Chandler, El Mirage, Glendale, Goodyear, Maricopa, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe and Tolleson; 2) the fire districts of Buckeye Valley, Daisy Mountain, Harquahala, Sun City, North County, Sun Lakes, and Tonopah Valley; 3) the Towns of Guadalupe and Paradise Valley; and 4) AMR (Southwest Ambulance). Authorization also is requested to allow the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, these funds.
Report
Summary
In 2003, the City Council approved standing Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) with each of the above fire jurisdictions, which included CAD fees and charges to be updated annually as "Exhibit A" (attached). The City of Phoenix has Automatic and/or Mutual Aid Agreements with these jurisdictions and provides dispatching for their fire and emergency medical units. Each CAD member pays a dispatching fee for each call dispatched, as well as charges for equipment replacement and maintenance. Buckeye Valley Fire District will be billed dispatch fees for services provided in the City of Buckeye, the Harquahala Fire District and Tonopah. AMR (Southwest Ambulance) will be billed dispatch fees for services provided in El Mirage, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Maricopa, Sun City, Surprise, Tolleson and Youngtown.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Financial Impact
The General Fund revenue to be generated from these IGAs for FY17-18 is estimated to be $7,204,229.80, and is intended to offset part of the operating costs of the City's Regional Dispatch Center, including salaries of Dispatch Center staff. The balance of the funding collected, $4,154,074.24, will be used to pay for CAD system maintenance and equipment replacement.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Fire Department.