Title
Secondary Public Safety Answering Point Funding Program
Action
Action:
A. Approve a contract with the North Carolina 911 Board to implement the Secondary Public Safety Point funding program, and
B. Adopt a Resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency, a secondary Public Safety Answering Point for the 911 system, as required by the North Carolina 911 Board.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Kerr Putney, Police
Lisa Goelz, Police
Explanation
* The North Carolina 911 Board distributes funds collected through the state's 911 service charge to the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
* The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is a primary PSAP for answering 911 calls. Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency (MEDIC) and the Charlotte Fire Department are secondary PSAP agencies.
* The North Carolina 911 Board created a program in 2014 that distributes funds to the secondary agencies through their primary agency.
* The Board requires all PSAPs, with a secondary agency in the 911 system, to enter into a contract in order to implement the secondary funding program.
* The North Carolina 911 Board requires an Interlocal Agreement between the primary and secondary agencies in the same system to define and assign responsibilities for answering and responding to 911 calls. The Agreement must be signed by the Executive Director of the North Carolina 911 Board.
* On June 9, 2014, the City Council approved a one-year contract with the North Carolina 911 Board and an Interlocal Agreement with MEDIC. The contract automatically renewed for an additional one-year term.
* The proposed contract and Interlocal Agreements will have a term of one year and will automatically renew for an additional one-year term.
* The North Carolina 911 Board determines the amount of funding provided to secondary agencies by a formula-based on call volume to each individual agency.
* Funding is used to pay for technology, furniture, and sup...
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