10-26 - 04-20 - request HC Board provide dispatch services
Resolution 10-26
April 20, 2010
Member Pentel introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD PROVIDE
PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY
WHEREAS, the City of Golden Valley on January 21, 2010 formally requested the
Hennepin County Board to provide public safety dispatching services for the City of Golden
Valley beginning January 1, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County currently dispatches for 23 law enforcement agencies
and 19 fire departments at no cost to those agencies; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County Sheriff Stanek on December 10, 2009 reported that
the Sheriff's Department was staffed adequately and would be able to provide the services
to Golden Valley without having to add personnel; and
WHEREAS, Golden Valley is the only City in Hennepin County without its own
Public Safety Answering Point that is not dispatched by the Hennepin County Sheriff; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County Administrator Johnson on March 18, 2010 presented
an option to the County Board identifying the marginal and capacity cost of adding Golden
Valley to the Hennepin County Sherriff's dispatch system as approximately $169,500; and
WHEREAS, the Golden Valley City Council would like to begin Hennepin County
dispatch services given those fees plus Golden Valley 911 fees; and
WHEREAS, the City of Golden Valley supports the concept of requiring cities to pay
the marginal and capacity cost as a onetime fee if they seek dispatch services in the future;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Golden Valley
formally requests that Hennepin County provide public safety dispatching for the City of
Golden Valley, starting on January 1, 2011, with a onetime payment of the marginal and
capacity costs for joining the Hennepin County dispatch and the ongoing payment of 911
fees.
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Linda R. Loomis, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan M. Virnig, City Clerk
Resolution 10-26 - Continued
April 20, 2010
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member Shaffer
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Freiberg, Loomis,
Pentel, Scanlon and Shaffer; and the following voted against the same: none, whereupon
said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor and her
signature attested by the City Clerk.