44-95 Ordinance
~ ~. RECORD OF ORDINANCES
Dayton Legal Blank Co. Form No. 30043
Ordinance No. ______n.~_~_'-S____ Passed_________ n n_________________________ __________19________
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OP
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO POR THB CITY
~ OF DUBLIN TO PROVIDB COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the city of
Dublin, state of Ohio, 7 of the elected members
concurring:
Section 1. That in consideration of an annual payment from
Washington TownShip, the City of Dublin agrees to provide
communication service twenty-four (24) hours per day and seven
(7) days per week to the Fire Department of the Township of
Washington, Franklin County, Ohio.
Section 2. That terms of said agreement are attached hereto
as Exhibit "A".
Section 3. That this Ordinance be, and the same hereby is,
declared to be an emergency necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for
further reason that the present agreement providing for these
critical services expires on May 31, 1995, and therefore, this
Ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon
its passage.
= Passed this S-Ih day of r ' 1995.
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Attest:
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Clerk of Council
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City of Oubnn in accordance wit'~ Section 731,25 of the ~IO Revl<ed (,,~.
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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT
.- This agreement made and entered into by and between the Board of Township Trustees
- of Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, Delaware County, Ohio, and Union County,
Ohio, a Board of Township Trustees as defined in Chapter 505 of the Ohio Revised Code,
sometimes hereinafter referred to as "Washington", and the City of Dublin, Ohio, a municipal
corporation, sometimes hereinafter referred to as "Dublin":
1. In consideration of an initial annual payment by Washington to Dublin of
$105,000, a payment of $110,000 for the second annual period and a payment of $115,000 for
the third annual period, Dublin agrees to provide communication services twenty-four (24) hours
per day and seven (7) days per week to the Fire Department of the Township of Washington,
Ohio.
2. It is mutually agreed by the parties as follows:
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(a) Dublin shall, at its cost, continue to maintain a fire phone in the Dublin
...... Police Division during the period of this contract.
(b) Dublin shall answer such phone and shall communicate the message or
request to the Washington Township Fire Department in accordance with
generally acceptable procedures for dispatching and in accordance with
such procedures as shall from time to time be prescribed by the
Washington Township Fire Chief.
(c) Dublin shall answer the Washington Township Fire radio and shall comm-
unicate messages and requests in accordance with generally acceptable
dispatching procedures and in accordance with such procedures as shall
from time to time be prescribed by the Washington Township Fire Chief.
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(d) Dublin shall monitor the fire alarms and shall communicate the alarms to
the Washington Township Fire Department in accordance with generally
acceptable procedures for dispatching and in accordance with such
procedures as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Washington
Township Fire Chief.
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(e) Dublin shall keep a log of all communications referred to in Paragraphs
........ (b), (c), and (d) above. Such log and all other papers and information
relating to the operation of the Washington Township Fire Department
shall be maintained by Dublin and transferred to the Washington Town-
ship Fire Department in accordance with procedures prescribed by the
Washington Township Fire Department. The Dublin dispatchers shall not
release or divulge any information relating to Washington Township Fire
operations to persons other than officials of Washington Township Fire
Department except as necessitated by generally acceptable dispatching
procedures.
(t) Dispatching shall be performed only by qualified individuals hired by
Dublin for that purpose. A review panel consisting of Washington's Fire
Chief and Dublin's Police Chief shall establish and periodically review the
selection process, criteria, experience, and performance requirements for
qualified dispatchers.
(g) Dublin shall perform all of its obligations under this contract in accor-
dance with procedures set forth by the Washington Township Fire Chief
and shall in no way interfere with the operation of the Washington
- Township Fire Department.
-.. (h) Dublin shall schedule a minimum of two (2) dispatchers at all times. Both
parties recognize that Dublin is under no obligation to assign either
dispatcher to exclusively perform fire dispatch duties. Dublin will
continue its policy of handling radio calls in priority order without regard
to whether the call is related to police, fire or emergency medical activity.
(i) The parties recognize and agree that by previous agreement, title to the 9-
1-1 emergency dispatch equipment has transferred from Washington to
Dublin.
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(j) All existing fire alarms shall continue to terminate at Dublin's Police
Division during the period of this contract. Washington's Fire Chief and
Dublin's Police Chief shall be responsible for maintaining guidelines for
any new businesses to be added to the alarm panel, and shall jointly
review all such applicants to determine if the guidelines for installation are
- met.
- (k) Washington shall assume all responsibility for their mobile radio equip-
ment and shall pay any expenses required to render it compatible to the
Dublin dispatch center. Both parties recognize that the proposed high
band mutual aid frequency by the City of Columbus is excluded from the
scope of this agreement and shall be resolved as a separate issue.
(1) All maintenance expenses for the central dispatch computer and radio
equipment shall be the responsibility of Dublin.
(m) All maintenance expenses for Washington's computer and fire dispatch
equipment shall be the responsibility of Washington.
This agreement shall become effective June 1, 1995, and shall remain in force for a
period of three (3) years. One-half of the annual payment outlined in Paragraph 1. is due on
June 1, 1995, with the remaining one-half annual payment due upon full implementation and
staffing as outlined in Paragraph 2 (h) of this agreement. The remaining annual payments are
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due on June 1, 1996 and June 1, 1997. It is the intention of both parties to negotiate a
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replacement agreement during the final year of this agreement period to cover an additional
three-year period. However, both parties recognize that if the conditions covered by this
agreement undergo any substantial change, then either party may request the commencement of
negotiations which could lead to the execution of a new agreement prior to May 31, 1997. It
is also mutually agreed by the parties that either party may cancel its obligations under this
agreement by providing a minimum of 180 days notice prior to the proposed termination date.
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In Witness Whereof, the Board of Township Trustees, by Jan Antonoplos, Kurt C.
Proegler, and Michael H. Keenan, its members, by authority of Resolution of said Board
passed on the day of , February 19_, and the City of Dublin,
Ohio, by its City Manager, duly authorized herein by virtue of Ordinance No. , of the
lIII"""" City of Dublin, Ohio, passed on the day of , 19_, have
...... hereunto set their hands this day of , 19 ,to
duplicate copies hereof.
BOARD OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES OF WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN
COUNTY,OmO
By
Jan Antonoplos, member
By
Kurt C. Proegler, member
By
Michael H. Keenan, member
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- CITY OF DUBLIN
By
Timothy C. Hansley, City Manager
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