Title
Mooresville Radio Service Interlocal Agreement
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement for radio service with the Town of Mooresville and Mecklenburg County.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Jeff Stovall, Innovation & Technology
Explanation
§ The Interlocal Agreement details radio services that the City of Charlotte, as the lead agency for the regional radio system, will provide to the Town of Mooresville.
§ All services provided by the City under the Interlocal Agreement will be fully funded by Mooresville, including the funding for up to two full-time equivalent (FTE) positions and radio infrastructure support upon execution of the agreement. Annual charges of $313,979 are anticipated as follows:
- One FTE position and costs associated with providing network support for all of Mooresville’s radio network equipment, $74,817;
- One FTE position for network technical support $88,336 (optional);
- Mooresville System Motorola contract cost $58,236; and
- Mooresville portion of regional master site (16.59%) $92,590.
§ The Town of Mooresville approved the Agreement in November 2015. The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider the Agreement on January 20, 2016.
Background
§ The City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County entered into an Interlocal Agreement consolidating all functions of the Public Safety Radio Network within Mecklenburg County under the City of Charlotte in December of 2003. The Interlocal Agreement anticipated the regionalization of the radio system by stating, “The City and the County shall work together to foster regional use of the Radio Network and will develop a regional plan for approval by the Radio Communications Council to promote regional participation. This plan will promote regional use of the Radio Network within the Network’s present and future capacity. At all times public safety and homeland security users will have priority.”
§ The City is the lead agency for regional communications interoperability of public safety agencies within the Urban Area Security Initiative’s 11-County region. As the lead agency, the City has completed establishing the infrastructure necessary for regional voice communications interoperability with the support of several grants.
§ The City and Mecklenburg County have previously approved similar Interlocal Agreements for radio service with Cabarrus County, Stanly County, Union County, and the City of Gastonia.
Attachments
Attachment
Interlocal Agreement
Resolution