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Combined Communications Center Interlocal Agreement (B)
This item presents an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Gainesville, the Alachua County Sheriff and Alachua County for the Combined Communications Center.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville, the Alachua County Sheriff and Alachua County entered into an agreement on November 3, 1999 for the provision of a Combined Communications Center (CCC). The Agreement was amended effective October 28, 2003 to address the methodology for monthly billing and annual true-up.
On March 26, 2009, the Executive Board of the CCC, which consists of the Sheriff of Alachua County, the Mayor of the City of Gainesville, and the Chairperson of the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, approved an amendment to the Agreement to be presented to the City of Gainesville and Alachua County for approval. The proposed changes to the Agreement are summarized below.
The Agreement establishes an Administrative Board comprised of the City Manager, the County Manager and the Sheriff's designee. The Administrative Board is subject to Sunshine Laws. This amendment provides for both the City Manager and the County Manager to designate the Assistant City Manager with oversight over the Fire Department and the Deputy County Manager to sit as a member of the Administrative Board when they are not available. These individuals will also be subject to Sunshine Laws with respect to discussing matters related to the CCC with the potential voting members of the other entities.
The Agreement also establishes a User Advisory Committee consisting of operational staff to advise the Administrative Board on operational policies and procedures, performance and standards. The establishment of the Committee through the Agreement also subjects this Committee to Sunshine Laws. Because the Committee consists of staff of each of the three agencies who meet regularly to work through operational issues, it ...
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