IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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Appropriating $708,014 from the unappropriated surplus of the 1995 E 9-1-1 System Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a 9-1-1 Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council and other member counties, relating to the upgrade and improvement of the regional E 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, at an additional cost to the County in 1995 of $708,014.
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ORDINANCE 2418, June 5, 1995
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, a regional 9-1-1 system provides emergency telephone service for Jackson, Platte, and Cass Counties in Missouri, and Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas (hereinafter referred to as "the Counties"); and,
WHEREAS, for over 12 years the Counties have worked cooperatively with one another and with public safety agencies and telephone companies to plan and implement this 9-1-1 system; and,
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-5301 and RSMo. 190.300 authorize Kansas and Missouri counties to levy surcharges on telephone service to finance the 9-1-1 system and to make appropriate expenditures for its implementation; and,
WHEREAS, the Mid-America Regional Council (hereinafter referred to as "MARC") has coordinated the planning and implementation of the regional 9-1-1 system since its inception; and,
WHEREAS, a committee of MARC, with representatives from all of the Counties and other public safety agencies (hereinafter referred to as "the Policy Task Force"), has undertaken a study of the region's 9-1-1 system to assess its strengths and weaknesses and to recommend policies relating to the upgrade, expansion, cost-sharing and ongoing coordination of the 9-1-1 System; and,
WHEREAS, the Policy Task Force developed a policy statement that was approved by the MARC Board of Directors on November 30, 1993, and by several of the County governments served by the system (hereinafter referred to as "the Policy Statement"), including Jackson County, by Resolution 10212, dated March 7, 1994, which statement recommends that the 9-1-1 premise equipment at the public safety answering points be upgraded and the cost of the upgrade and ongoing operation of the system be shared by the Counties based upon population and that a fixed percentage of the monthly operating cost be provided to MARC for ongoing coordination and management of the system; and,
WHEREAS, the Policy Statement recommends that 9-1-1 system provide a single number for reaching the emergency system, provide, at a minimum, certain operating features throughout the metropolitan area, maintain the quality and reliability of the 9-1-1 system throughout the region, ensure that costs for the system are shared equitably among the Counties, provide flexibility for the Counties to enhance service at local expense, and encourage the ability to provide state-of-the-art equipment to public safety answer points; and,
WHEREAS, since completion of the Policy Statement, the Policy Task Force has developed a proposal in cooperation with Southwestern Bell telephone Company to install and operate certain equipment necessary to implement the recommended objectives of the Policy Statement; and,
WHEREAS, the proposal calls for the lease of certain answer point equipment, establishes detailed plans for sharing costs among the Counties, and outlines a process for installation, training, and ongoing oversight of the system; and,
WHEREAS, the Counties and MARC desire to enter into this Interlocal Cooperation Agreement to provide for the upgrade and operation of the regional 9-1-1 system; and,
WHEREAS, this Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto, is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be and hereby is made from the unappropriated surplus of the 1995 E 9-1-1 System Fund:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Unappropriated Surplus $708,014 Non Departmental 911 System Telephone Services $708,014
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Interlocal Cooperation Agreement and any and all other documents necessary to effect the upgrade and improvement of the regional E 9-1-1 emergency telephone system; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Manager of the Division of Finance be and is hereby authorized to make all payments including final payment of the Agreement.
Attorney Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance #2418 introduced on June 5, 1995, was duly passed on _________________________, 1995 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays ______________
Abstaining ___________ Absent ____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for her signature.
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Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance #2418.
_______________________ ___________________________________
Date Katheryn Shields, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 031 2810
ACCOUNT TITLE: 911 System Fund
Unappropriated Surplus
NOT TO EXCEED: $708,014
Funds sufficient for this expenditure will be available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT TITLE: 911 System Fund
Non Departmental
911 emergency System
Telephone Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $708,014
__________________________ __________________________________
Date Manager of Division of Finance