Title
An Ordinance approving Amendment No. 8 to the Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, as adopted by Ordinance No. 9184 and Ordinance No. 9187 by amending the authorized expenditures for the Fire Department for the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
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Key Issues:
This amendment will fund two public safety items in the Fire Department--an updated mass notification system and upgrades to select radios to support regional encryption.
Proposed Committee Motion:
I move to recommend to City Council for approval an Ordinance approving Amendment No. 8 to the Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, as adopted by Ordinance No. 9184 and Ordinance No. 9187 by amending the authorized expenditures for the Fire Department for the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Background:
Mass Notification System--Procurement of service for web-based software platform that provides a next generation Mass Notification System which allows for emergency and non-emergency broadcast messages to inform employees and the public of an emergency and non-emergency events. The system sends real-time alerts and instructions to groups and individuals during critical events such as natural or man-made disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks. It also sends multiple channel messages through SMS, email, desktop alerts, and/or voice and directly interfaces with Federal Integrated Public Alerting Warning System (IPAWS). It includes resident connection service which provides public authorities with direct access to residential and business phone numbers for official life safety communications.
Investment the Mass Notification System will support goals and objectives established in Ignite Comprehensive Plan by directly improving community resilience for natural and man-made disasters enhancing communication through improved notification and warning capability. The Mass Notification System will create greater efficiency in notification & warning processes for City of Lee’s Summit...
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