HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-183 Agrmt - City of MedfordCOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
SUBSCRIPTION-AGREEMENT
Between
THE CITY OF MEDFORD
an Oregon Municipal corporation,
Provider
and
THE CITY OF ASHLAND
an Oregon municipal corporation,
Subscriber.
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AUTHORITY. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to ORS 190.010 (4)
PURPOSE. By this Agreement, the Provider shall furnish basic emergency communications
services as herein de£med, together with extended services as set forth in Schedule C (Extended
Service)
DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement:
Basic emergency communications service (basic service) means those services particularly
described on Schedules A and B for fire and police agencies, respectively;
Board means the Medford Communications Center Board.
Business/service call means a telephone or radio call for service handled by Provider for the
Subscriber, and which is not a 9-1-1 call.
CCOM, is an acronym that stands for Central Communications
Extended services are particular services provided by Provider beyond those included as basic
service, particularly described on Schedule B.
Field-initiated request means a communication which is handled by Provider from one of the
Subscriber's service units in the field.
Incident means either a 9-1-1 call a business/service call or afield-initiated request as those
Terms are herein defined, that generates an incident number for the Subscriber.
Manager, means the Medford 9-1-1 CCOM Communications Manager.
9-1-1 call means a telephone call for service received over a 9-1-1 line.
Provider means the City of Medford
SORC is an acronym that stands for the Southern Oregon Regional Communications Center
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Subscriber, where used in the plural or generic context (not capitalized) means any public agency
subscribing to basic service from Provider under similar contract.
Supervisor, means the Medford 9-1-1 CCOM Communications Supervisor.
Systetn Delivery and Services, means the shared computer aided dispatch, police, fire, and EMS
System intended to serve the parties as referenced in this agreement. End user participation and
connectivity to the system shall be the responsibility of the user. An agency wishing to access the
system shall be directly responsible for the purchase of all specified equipment, licenses, and
installation services. An agency accessing the system shall be responsible for all maintenance,
upgrades, and replacement of their equipment.
COMMUNICATIONS LINKAGE AND MAINTENANCE. Subscriber shall independently,
at their own expense, provide or arrange for installation, implementation, maintenance and
support of all lines and equipment necessary to transmit telephone, radio and radio microwave
signals to and from Provider's receiving point. Provider's responsibility is limited to accepting
communications at its center and generating communications compatible with Subscriber's
communications links. Provider shall have no responsibility for maintenance or support of
communications lines and equipment except to contract with Qwest Communications, its
subsidiaries, successors or approved Contractors for 9-1-1 and E-9-1-1 lines and equipment, and
to provide for maintenance of other equipment and software required for Provider's effective
operation of the system.
DISPATCH PROCEDURES
5.1 Not later than 14 days prior to its effective date, Subscriber shall furnish Provider a
complete copy of any proposed new or revised procedure, which would affect Provider's
operations. Within 14 days after receipt, Provider shall notify Subscriber of any provision, which
is incompatible with Provider's operating needs. Unless Provider gives such notice, any such new
or revised procedure shall be accepted and implemented by Provider no later that 15 days after its
receipt.
5.2 Subscriber may designate a particular procedure change as critical, where that change is
required by court order or other exigent circumstances. Provider shall, to the extent possible,
implement immediate procedures, which accommodate the change. If any such procedure is
incompatible with Provider's operating needs, Provider shall notify Subscriber of the reasons
therefore while still implementing the change to the greatest extent possible.
5.3 If Subscriber and Provider cannot informally resolve any dispute under paragraph 5.1 or
5.2 as to dispatch procedures, either party may request that the differences be reviewed by the
Board, as provided in paragraph 7.6.
5.4 Provider shall train its personnel in those of Subscriber's procedures and regulations,
which Provider deems necessary to effectively dispatch and communicate with Subscriber's
personnel. Provider will train Subscriber's personnel as need is determined by Provider and
Subscriber. Training of Subscriber's personnel will consist of radio procedure, introduction and
review of the emergency communications system, and topics that the Subscriber and Provider
agree will promote efficient and effective use of the communications system.
5.5 Subscriber shall provide and continuously update current personnel work schedules and
information necessary for Provider to contact Subscriber's on-call personnel.
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ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY.
6.1 Provider shall have full authority and responsibility over hiring, training, discipline,
scheduling, and assignment of personnel assigned to perform and to supervise services provided
under this Agreement. Provider shall have full discretion and authority to assign priority service
among conflicting service demands at any given time.
6.2 Provider may contract to provide services to other agencies at its discretion; however,
Provider shall undertake no such obligation which has the effect of diminishing or
degrading the level of service provided to Subscriber.
BOARD. To assure the best possible service to the Subscriber and other subscribers, and to
provide an avenue for operational and budgetary input from the subscribers, the Subscriber shall
be entitled to participate with other subscribers in a Board, having the authority, responsibility and
functions described in this section.
7.1
The Board shall perform the following functions consistent with laws, ordinances, other
agreements, and sound management practices:
7.1.1
Recommend phone answering and dispatch protocol, procedures and policies
related to service delivery (including participation in determining 911/PSAP
service if such service is transferred to another entity).
7.1.2 Recommend dispatcher training criteria and program related standards.
7.1.3
Recommend equipment replacement and improvement in order to maintain a
progressive standard within the communications center.
7.1.4 Recommend general dispatch standards including timeliness, unit designator,
and radio language.
7.2
COMPOSITION: The Board shall consist of one representative from each subscriber
agency chosen by the Subscriber Agencies as provided in this section, and one
representative chosen by the Medford Chief of Police.
7.2.1 The Manager shall chair the Board and serve as the Board representative for the
Medford Police Department. In the absence of the Manager, the Manager shall designate
a representative to chair the Board. In the absence of a Subscriber Agency
representative, the Subscriber shall designate a representative to act on its behalf.
7.3
MEETINGS: The Board shall meet on a semi-annual basis. The next regular
meeting date and location shall be established prior to adjourning each regular meeting.
The Chair may call a special meeting at any time following a minimum of twenty-four
(24) hours notice to all members. The Chair must call a special meeting within seventy-
two (72) hours following a request to do so by any member of the Board, or by the
Medford Police Chief. Meetings shall be held to correspond with the Manager's annual
budget recommendation to the Board, on or about February 1. The second meeting shall
be held following the termination of the fiscal year, on or about July 1.
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7.4
7.5
7.6.
RECORDS: The Chair shall keep the records of the Board. A location shall be
provided by the Medford Communications Center as a permanent and accessible
depository for all Board records. All Board correspondence shall be in written form and
copies maintained with the Board's records. Subscribers shall be provided a copy of all
Board meeting records.
ADVISORY POWERS: The Board is advisory to the Chief of Police of the City of
Medford, and to the governing bodies of Medford Communications Center subscribers.
Consistent with laws, ordinances, and other agreements, the Medford Communications
Center Manager shall comply with recommendations regarding service delivery from the
Board, after approval by the Chief of Police of the City of Medford.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
7.6.1 An individual subscriber having a concern affecting its service, may go directly
to the Manager to resolve the situation. If the issue is not resolved to the satisfaction of
the subscriber, the subscriber may then go to the Board.
7.6.2 If the issue is not resolved to the satisfaction of the subscriber by the Board, the
subscriber may bring the matter before the Chief of Police of the City of Medford, who
shall investigate and recommend a resolution. In the event the issue is not resolved by
the Chief of Police to the satisfaction of the subscriber, the subscriber may appeal to the
City Manager of the City of Medford.
7.6.3 Should Subscriber raise a concern that substantially affects other subscribers
or the overall functioning of the center, the Manager shall refer the concern to the Board.
7.6.4 The Board's responsibility is to review the facts surrounding the dispute and
attempt to mediate. Should the dispute be unresolved after the efforts of the Board, the
Board shall forward a complete report of its f'mdings and its efforts at mediation to the
governing bodies of the Provider and the Subscriber. Neither party shall initiate any
action at law, nor resort to any other legally available remedy without first having
followed the procedure required by this section.
7.7 ANNUAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATION:
7.7.1 The Manager shall seek the advice and recommendations of the Board to
prepare his or her proposed budget, including desired service levels and subscriber
assessments for each ensuing fiscal year. Prior to submitting a budget to the Chief of
Police, the Manager shall submit a proposed budget to the Board for approval and
recommendation to the City's budget officer. Failure of the Board to approve a budget
within two weeks prior to the deadline for submitting the budget to the Medford Finance
Department shall relieve the Manager of obligation to seek Board approval.
7.7.2 The Board and the Manager shall abide by the budget adopted by the Medford
City Council with respect to any and all fiscal matters affecting the f'mancial
responsibility of subscribers to the Medford Communications Center. Any program or
operational changes having expenditures requiring a supplemental budget under Oregon
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Local Budget Law must go through all budget preparation and review stages involving
the Board, as set forth herein.
FEES. Subscriber shall pay an annual fee for services under this Agreement. That fee shall be
computed as provided in Schedule C (Fee Schedule). Fees shall be due and payable in advance in
equal quarterly installments as set forth in Schedule C. Should Subscriber be in arrears in
payment of its fees hereunder, such default shall not be deemed a material breach unless
Subscriber's entire account balance is still unpaid more than 45 days after written notice by
Provider of intent to terminate.
RISK ALLOCATION. Neither party or its officers and employees shall be considered the
agents of the other for any purpose. Each party agrees to indemnify the other from each and every
claim which the indemnitor would be legally liable to pay if. (a) a claim asserting the same loss or
injury were made directly against the indemnitor, whether or not such a direct claim is actually
made; and (b) the loss or injury sustained by the complainant resulted from the acts, errors or
omissions of the indemnitor or those for whose actions the indemnitor is responsible under the
Oregon Tort Claims Act. This mutual right to indemnity is in addition to and not in lieu of any
other right of contribution or indemnity which may exist in favor of either party under Oregon
Law; and the right to indemnity extends to officers, employees, and agents of the indemnitee
party for claims made against them because of their actions or capacity as such. "Indemnify," as
used herein, means to indemnify, defend, and save harmless.
TERM AND TERMINATION: This Agreement shall be in effect commencing on the date of
execution as set forth below and ending June 30, 2008. This Agreement shall be automatically
renewed after the original term unless either party provides notice to the other as provided in this
paragraph eleven.
RENEWAL. Either party may terminate this Agreement at the end of the original term (June 30,
2008) without penalty or cause, by written notice of intent to terminate delivered to the other party
no later than January 1, 2007. If no such notice is given the Agreement is automatically extended
and shall remain in effect between the parties unless terminated in the following manner: After the
end of the original term, the agreement may be terminated at the end of any fiscal year, without
penalty or cause, by written notice of intent to terminate delivered to the other party no later than
18 months prior to the end of that fiscal year. Payment of fees shall be established pursuant to
Schedule "C", attached.
AMENDMENTS. The parties may, from time to time, agree to amend the provisions of any
schedules attached to this Agreement; provided, however, that the method used to compute
Subscriber's annual fee as set forth in Schedule C shall not be amended unless all other subscribers
agree to similar amendment. Costs associated with expansion of services, or new (not
replacement) equipment shall not be included in the calculation of the basic service fee without
the consent of all subscribers. All amendments shall be in writing, and signed by the parties' duly
authorized representatives. As used in this section, "replacement equipment" means equipment
which replaces a function previously performed by other equipment owned or leased by Provider,
and which must be replaced because its repair or maintenance cost equals or exceeds its fair
market value.
The proposed extended service agreement (Schedule "B") includes: participation in the Computer
Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management System (RMS), Mobile Data Computer System
(MDC), CAD/MDC interface, Paperless Report Writing System, and MDC/RMS interface.
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13. COMPLETE AGREEMENT
14.
13.1 Schedules A, B, C, and D, referenced herein above, are hereby incorporated as part of
this Agreement as though fully reproduced herein.
13.2 This Agreement represents the complete and integrated understanding of the parties with
respect to all particulars covered herein. All prior agreements, written and oral, are hereby
canceled. No prior written or oral representation, negotiation, or statement which conflicts with
the terms hereof shall be considered to in any way modify, abridge, or invalidate any provision
hereof, and no evidence of such shall be admitted in any proceeding in which the terms and
application of this Agreement are at issue.
NOTICE Any notice required to be given to Provider under this Agreement shall be given to
Provider's Chief of Police. Any notice required to be given to Subscriber under this Agreement
shall be given to Subscriber's Chief of Police.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed in their respective names
by their duly authorized representatives as the dates set forth below.
CITY OF MEDFORD, OREGON
Mayor/ ~k..ff "'/
THE CITY OF ASHLAND
z City Administrator
Date: ~ -ac' - ~ g
Approved:
City of Medford
Chief of Police
City of Ashland
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SCHEDULE A
BASIC EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
FOR POLICE, FIRE AND MEDICAL AGENCIES
1. Answer "business/service" and "9-1-1 emergency" calls for service.
2. Dispatch "business/service" and 9-1-1 emergency" calls for service.
3. Dispatching operations will be conducted with the use of a computer aided dispatching system, of
which Ashland is a member of the regional CAD project.
4. Maintain and record unit status and availability.
5. Paging services for "public safety purposes". (Shall include paging Ashland Public Works for
emergencies.)
Radio broadcasts of "administrative messages", "attempts to locate", "all-point bulletins", and "Street
Closure Announcements". This includes screening ofteletypes and supplying that information to the
proper jurisdiction.
Provide DMV (Department of Motor Vehicle), NCIC (National Crime Information Center) LEDS
(Oregon Law Enforcement Data System), and Jackson County regional automated information as
requested by field units and the Subscriber.
8. Maintain (with mutual assistance) an equipment resource file, responsible persons file, personnel call-
up list, programming for CAD files, and department personnel work schedule.
9. Provide public safety telephone messages via the Communications Center.
10. Maintain backup radio and telephone equipment; also provide backup emergency power for radio and
telephone service for the Communications Center.
11. Maintain recordings of all telephone and radio communications, provide retrieval at the subscriber's
request. Audio-cassette copies will be provided at the subscriber's request.
12. Answer "business/service/emergency" drop line from Ashland Police Department. Phone equipment
and lines to be provided and maintained by Subscriber.
13. Provide routine "testing" at agency's request
14.
Maintain and update the Geographic Base File (Geo Base). This file will be established in each
subscriber agency in conjunction with the City of Medford to cover geographic requirements within
the Computer-Aided Dispatch program.
15. Assist with the maintenance and upgrade of MSAG (Master Street Addressing Guide) files for the
Enhanced 9-1-1 System.
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SCHEDULE B
EXTENDED SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF ASHLAND
When systems are available and on-line, Provider will furnish Subscriber with the following extended
services beyond Basic Emergency Communications Service as described in Schedules A and B, as
applicable:
l. Connectivity to MDC (Mobile Data Computer) interface with CAD (Computer Aided
Dispatching) System.
2. Connectivity to RMS (Record Management System) interface with CAD System.
3. Connectivity to CMS (Corrections Management System) interface with CAD.
4. Connectivity to Paperless Report Writing System interface with CAD, at the time that this system
becomes available.
5. After hours paging Services for Ashland Public Works Personnel for "Public Safety Purposes" or
during emergencies.
PACKETCLUSTER CUSTOMER FEES
Initial Infrastructure Costs:
$2,688 Per Server License - (This includes $1,688 software costs + $1,000 server upgrade) One time
charge.
Licensing Costs:
$695. Client License required for each mobile and LAN-based machine. One time charge.
Annual Program Costs:
$796. Per Server License (Operating and Maintenance Fees)
PACKETWRITER CUSTOMER FEES
Initial Infrastructure Costs:
$1,440 Per Client License - One time Charge
Licensing Costs:
$1,750. Per Client License (Includes $750. incident report + $750. Accident Report (one tinge fee)
+ $270. First year annual maintenance fee.)
Annual Program Costs - After the First Year:
$270. Per Client License - Maintenance Fee.
MDC/CAD INTERFACE
Initial Infrastructure Costs:
No additional cost if Dispatch/PSAP Service is provided by Medford Police Department CCOM
PACKET WRITER/RMS INTERFACE
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To be negotiated when implemented.
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SCHEDULE C
FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF ASHLAND
FY 2002-2003 FEES: Subscriber's fee for services provided under this Agreement shall be
$337,210 for Basic Service Fee plus negotiated fee for any extended services, less Ashland's
9-1-1 funds. The fees shall be reviewed on an annual basis. Subsequent contract annual base
fees shall be calculated on the percentage of workload generated by subscriber in relation to
CCOM's total operating budget.
1.1
Extended Service Fee: For Extended Services, as set forth in Schedule "B",
Subscriber shall pay based on service requested and the number of server/client
licenses required
1.2
Fee Formula for Dispatching/PSAP Fees based on the following:
1.2.1
Answering point for all Ashland PSAP calls, non-emergency
phones, and after- hours utility phones.
1.2.2
Full-Time Dispatch Service to Ashland Police, and Ashland
Fire/Medical.
1.2.3
Ashland will maintain all necessary RF infi'astructures to receive
Medford's radio transmissions.
1.2.4
Per ORS 236.610 (4) (b), at the time of transfer, Subscriber shall
pay to Provider a sum equal to the number of hours of accrued
leave, retained by the transferred employees, times the employee's
hourly rate of pay. Subscriber shall pay their transferred
employees any compensation required by ORS 236.
1.2.5
The fees for fiscal year 2003-2004 shall be based on the 2002
calendar year calls for service as a percentage of CCOM's calls for
service as applied to the budget for CCOM.
(Note: Ashland's calls for service for calendar year 2002 were
69,932 and the calls for service for CCOM for the calendar year
2002, including Ashland, were 248,821)
1.2.6
The fees for fiscal year 2004-2005, and thereafter, shall be
adjusted annually, based on the preceding calendar year's actual
calls for service as a percentage of total CCOM's calls for service
as applied to CCOM's budget.
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ANNUAL FEE SCHEDULE
Cost Considerations:
Figures based on estimate of 26% increase in workload to CCOM:
Staffing Formula:
Additional CCOM staffing required: (1) Dispatcher-24 hours x 365 days =
8,760 hours, divided by 1824 hours. (Staffing tizne available per employee) --
4.8 employees.
Five (5) Ashland Dispatchers by Lateral Transfer
Overtime five (5) Dispatchers x 50 hours per year x $31.00
Supervisor $70,500 x 10%
Manager $84,000 x 10%
Increase in Materials and Services
Administrative Costs $81,000 x 26%
$270,000
7,750
7,050
8,400
22,950
21,060
$337,210'
*Ashland 9~ 1-1 Funds, assigned to Medford or SORC (see paragraph 4 below),
shall be debited from this contract figure.
1.3.
1.4
1.5
It is understood and agreed by the parties that the operating cost of"E-9-1-1"
service shall, when made available by Provider, be automatically included in the
budget for purposes of fee calculation. Subscriber shall be required to pay any
additional fee based on the initial capitation of E-9-1-1 capability. These fees would
only be those costs directly associated with providing E-9-1-1 service to
Subscriber's venue. These fees will include such costs as master street address guide
(MSAG) development and maintenance, telephone lines installation and
maintenance, and any other costs that are required to provide this service that are
beyond which is required for providing this service to the City of Medford.
Subscriber will be responsible for installing a telephone accessible to the public after
hours at Ashland Police Department that rings into Provider's Communications
Center; install direct phone to Provider's Communications Center from each of
Subscriber's fire stations; install a business phone line to Provider's
Communications Center that Subscriber's citizens can use when reporting non-
emergency calls for service.
Warrant confirmation: It will be the responsibility of Ashland Police Department
(APD) to enter their warrants according to LEDS/NCIC guidelines~ complete a
warrant worksheet for each warrant, listing all pertinent warrant information, and
deliver the entered warrants to Medford Police Records Division (MPD)
immediately after entry.
The original warrant, completed worksheet, and pertinent teletypes will be filed in a
8.5 X 11" manila envelope. A typed label will be affixed to the top right hand
comer of the envelope listing the last name, first name, and middle name. The label
shall also contain either "APD" or "Ashland PD
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Any warrant locate teletype information received by APD will be relayed to the
Medford Police Department as soon as possible. Upon receipt of the warrant
envelope, MPD shall file the warrant alphabetically in MPD warrant files. MPD will
confirm the warrants and clear the warrants from LEDS/NCIC and the Tiburon
Records Management System (RMS).
MPD shall send cleared Circuit Court warrants back to Circuit Court or to the
Jackson County Sheriff's Office to be served upon receipt of the defendant. Ashland
Municipal warrants will be returned to APD. All completed warrant worksheets,
teletypes and empty APD warrant envelopes will be returned to APD.
EXTENDED SERVICE FEE: Subscriber may annually request renewal or modification of
the extended services contained in Schedule "B". Provider shall quote a fee for such request
based on the cost to Provider in extending those services. Provider's "Cost" shall take into
consideration the total cost of providing such services.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE: Once the Provider is able to provide basic communications
service, Subscriber shall pay its total annual fee in advance in equal quarterly installments.
Quarterly instalhnent payments shall be due and payable on the following dates:
July 30 - September 30 - December 31 - March 31
9-1-1 FUNDS: Ashland shall assign all 9-1-I State funds to the City of Medford. All
Ashland assigned 9-l-1 funds will be debited from the contractual annual fees. Should the
State require Ashland 9- I- 1 funds be assigned to SORC, the amounts so assigned to SORC
shall continue to be deducted from the contractual annual fees due under this Agreement. For
2002-2003, 9-1-1 funds received by Ashland will be approximately $1.09187 per capita per
quarter, multiplied by the city population of 19,770 or $86,345 per year.
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SCHEDULE D
SATELLITE OFFICE DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
It shall be the responsibility of Subscriber to arrange and provide for installation, implementation,
maintenance and support of all lines and equipment necessary to transmit telephone, radio, and radio
microwave signals to and from Provider's receiving point. The below listed terms shall be in effect during
the transition period commencing on the date of execution of this contract and expiring upon Subscriber's
completion of the radio/telephone connectivity.
Provider will assume supervisory responsibility of Subscriber's current Dispatch/PSAP
facility.
Upon execution of the contract, the employment status of Subscriber's five (5) currently
employed senior Dispatchers' shall be transferred to Provider's CCOM, per ORS 236.620.
Subscriber's remaining two (2), currently employed, Dispatchers shall remain employees of
the Subscriber, assigned to the satellite dispatch center until such time as Subscriber installs
all equipment necessary to transmit telephone and radio signals to and from Provider's
receiving point. At that time, the employment status of the two (2) remaining dispatchers
shall be transferred to Provider and listed as "regular laid-off employees", per ORS 236.630
(3). Should vacancies in CCOM occur during this transitional period, the employee(s) will be
immediately transferred to Provider as a full time Dispatcher(s).
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Subscriber will be responsible for all satellite office related communications equipment, and
radio tower maintenance.
Provider will be responsible for all satellite office related material and services related costs.
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