Title
An Ordinance approving a form intergovernmental agreement for emergency dispatch services by and between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri and various fire districts and authorizing the Mayor to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Lee's Summit. (F&BC 12-7-20)
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving a form intergovernmental agreement for emergency dispatch services by and between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri and various fire districts and authorizing the Mayor to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Lee's Summit.
Key Issues:
-The Fire Department has provided contracted emergency dispatch services since the late 1990s.
-In 2019, the City entered into an agreement with Mission Critical Partners (MCP) to complete an Emergency Dispatch performance audit.
-Due to the performance audit being conducted the City entered into contract extensions through December 31, 2020, so the audit could be completed.
-At the conclusion of the audit a new formula was established that focused on cost recovery.
-All seven of the current agencies have agreed to the new terms and fee structure.
-Agreements are for two (2) years with automatic one (1) year renewals unless terminated as outlined in the agreement.
Background:
The City of Lee's Summit Fire Department ("Fire Department") has been providing area fire districts with emergency dispatching services since the late 1990s. The fire districts currently receiving services are: Fort Osage, Sni-Valley, Pleasant Hill, Lone Jack, Prairie Township, Lake Lotawana, and Western Cass.
The original agreements provided any all related services to dispatching emergency calls. The established fee for those provided services was based on the assessed valuations of the fire district utilizing a 0.03/100 assessed value. The services provided and the fee structure was approved to be reviewed by the City Council in 2019, via Emergency Management performance audit. Due to the anticipation of the completio...
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