Approving an Interlocal Agreement for the Elimination Reorganization, and Consolidation of Public Safety Answering Points in St. Joseph Co 911 Centers

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Bill No. l'� --13 RESOLUTION NO. �4 3 p - ( I A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE ELIMINATION, REORGANIZATION, AND CONSOLIDATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO WHEREAS, each of four local governmental units in St. Joseph County, Indiana (the "County "), namely, (i) the County; (ii) the City of South Bend, Indiana ( "South Bend "), (iii) the City of Mishawaka, Indiana ( "Mishawaka "), and (iv) the Clay Fire Territory (the "Territory", and together with the County, South Bend and Mishawaka, the "Parties ") currently operate a Public Safety Answering Point ( "PSAP ") for dispatching fire, ambulance and law enforcement services; WHEREAS, pursuant to IND. CODE § 36 -8- 16.7- 47(e), each PSAP operator in the County is to enter into an interlocal agreement under IND. CODE § 36 -1 -7 with every other PSAP operator in the County to ensure that the County does not contain more than the number of PSAPs authorized by IND. CODE § 36 -8- 16.7 -47(c) after December 31, 2014; WHEREAS, Ordinance 79 -13 (the "Ordinance "), passed by the St. Joseph County Council (the "County Council') on January 14, 2014 and approved by the Board of Commissioners of the County of St. Joseph, Indiana (the "County Commissioners ") on January 15, 2014, established the Public Safety Communications Consortium of St. Joseph County, Indiana; WHEREAS, the Ordinance established a Public Safety Communications Executive Board (the "Executive Board ") for the purpose, among other things, of making recommendations regarding the implementation of a consolidated dispatch function for the County; WHEREAS, on July 21, 2014, the Executive Board by resolution (i) deemed it to be advisable, and in the best interests of each of the Parties to enter into a proposed form of an Interlocal Agreement for the Elimination, Reorganization, and Consolidation of Public Safety Answering Points in St. Joseph County, Indiana (the "Interlocal Agreement') among the Parties pursuant to IND. CODE § 36 -1 -7; (ii) approved the Interlocal Agreement; (iii) and recommended to the County Council, the County Commissioners, the South Bend Common Council, the Mishawaka Common Council, and the Board of the Clay Fire Territory that each of such bodies approve the execution and delivery of the Interlocal Agreement by each of the Parties; and WHEREAS, there has been presented to this meeting a copy of the proposed form the Interlocal Agreement, and the members of the South Bend Common Council have reviewed the proposed Interlocal Agreement and deem it advisable and in the best interest of South Bend for South Bend to enter into the Interlocal Agreement: