033-89 Ordinance Amended
RECORD OF ORDINANCES
Dayton Legal Blank Co. Form No. 30043
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
40-87 TO INCREASE THE COST TO PROVIDE
POLICE DISPATCHING SERVICES~ AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS~ the City of Dublin has entered into an agreement with the Perry
Township Board of Trustees to provide various communications, clerical and
other services for the City's Police Department; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has requested that the City review said
agreement and consider raising the monthly payment for these services; and,
WHEREAS~ it is the opinion of the Council of the City of Dublin, Ohio,
that it is in the best interest of the City to continue this agreement
until approximately June 1, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin has reviewed the request
for an increase in this service fee and have determined that a 50% increas
is justified;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State
of Ohio, 4 of the elected members concurring:
Section 1. That the City Manager is directed to execute an amendment to t e
agteement authorized under Ordinance No. 40-87 to increase the monthly fee
from $3,166.67 per month to $4,750.00 per month, said increase to be
retroactive to January 1, 1989.
Section 2. That this Otdinance be, and it hereby is, declared to be an
emergency necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety
and welfare, and that this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
Passed this 15th day of May , 1989.
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Attest:
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~erk of C~cil
S . I herebv certify that co,;es of this Ord'mm~()/RG;olutiol1 were post")J:l1 ,\
ponsor: Clty Manager J '.. '" l' '''\ ~ J
City of Dublin in of.COrdallce w,th Se-:ton 731.h 01 the ('J'o Rev"~ ..,
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
TO: Members of Dublin City Council
FROM: Timothy C. Hansley, City Manager~~~~~~~
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Contract with Perry Township for Dispatching
Services
DATE: April 13, 1989
Summary and Action Recommended
The attached legislation would authorize the City Manager to renegotiate our
current contract with Perry Township for dispatching services to provide for a
50% increase in monthly fees effective April 1, 1989 to continue until the contract
is cancelled on or about June 1, 1989.
The Township Trustees were requesting Council's consideration for a much larger
increase, but after review by Staff and Safety Committee, a 50% increase is the
most that can be recommended at this time.
Issue
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Currently the Police Division is moving ahead with its Council authorized plan to
implement a full service dispatch operation by approximately June 1, 1989. The
City is currently paying Perry Township $3,166.00 per month for these services. In
January of 1989 the trustees contacted the City Administration and requested a major
increase to approximately $9,000.00 per month. Their primary justification for
this large increase is that they feel they have been subsidizing the dispatching
services for the past several years by not fully allocating these costs. One
justification that they gave was that the police levy tax revenues from the "gray
area" were being used in part for dispatching services. With the police levy
cancellation to eliminate the double taxation issue, they felt a strong need to
readdress the way the costs have been determined. Subsequent to that letter Chief
Ferrell and I met with Dick Byrd and he agreed to adjust the requested figure down
by approximately $2,000.00 per month. That still would have resulted in a very
high percentage increase compared to our present costs. When the Safety Committee
recently discussed this matter, they asked that Staff look at our current figure
and the requested figure from the Township and determine a more appropriate increase
based on past history. In reviewing the history of rate increases for these
services it is interesting to note that in 1971 we were paying $80 per month
compared to the 1987 rate of $3,166.00 per month. The highest increase during that
period of time was 32%, and the most recent increase from 1985 to 1987 was a 27%
increase. Therefore, in the interest of continuing a good working relationship
with our neighboring community, the City Administration is recommending a 50%
increase to assist with a smooth transition between the contrac-t service and the
implementation of our own dispatching center.
Perry Township - Dispatching Services
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Conclusion
The attached legislation would allow for the City Manager to amend the current
contract for dispatching services and would authorize a 50% inc:rease in the
monthly rate. It would also allow for the Manager to notify th(~ trustees of our
intent to cancel the contract on or about June 1, 1989, and to continue on a
month-to-month basis until that time. The City Administration along with the
Safety Committee feels that this is the maximum rate increase that can be
considered at this time; primarily due to the fact that we were notified in
January after the final budget had been prepared and the feelinq that an increase
greater than 50% is not justified at this time.
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