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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Interlocal Agreement: St. Joseph County PSAP Consolidation (b) Parties agree that for the first five years of this Agreement, the process to establish assessments shall be in accordance with the formulas herein. (c) Within 90 days following the fourth anniversary of this Agreement the Executive Board of the Consortium shall determine if the process for establishing assessments shall be reviewed or extended for a term to be decided by the Executive Board of the Consortium. An assessment review process shall be repeated every five years during the term of this agreement. (d) If the process for establishing assessments is modified, the modification cannot result in an increase to the total assessment of any Party greater than twenty percent (20.00 %) of what the assessment would have been if the process was not modified. (e) The Parties agree that, pursuant to IND. CODE § 36- 1- 7- 16(b), the Assessments imposed under this Agreement provide for equitable taxation and that there shall be no decreases by the Department of Local Government Finance to any Party's maximum permissible property tax levies, maximum permissible property tax rates, or budgets. (f) Prior to the fourth anniversary of this Agreement, and upon the recommendation of the Executive Board, the Parties agree to conduct a feasibility study examining the ability to form a special taxing district with the ability to fund the purposes of this Agreement. Section 5.02 Assessments, Operating. Operating Assessments shall provide funding for the Consortium's day -to -day operating and maintenance obligations as follows: (a) Operating Assessments for the first year shall be established in accordance with Exhibit D attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. (b) Operating Assessments for each subsequent year shall be calculated and adopted by the Executive Board of the Consortium following the schedule established for adoption of its annual operating budget. (c) The formula provided for in Exhibit D shall be used for establishing each Operating Assessment. Revenues used in the calculation shall reflect the most recent twelve months of revenues deposited in both the St. Joseph County 911 Fund and the St. Joseph County Dispatch Center Operating Fund, at the time the Operating Assessment is calculated, unless the Executive Director of the Consortium advises and the Executive Board of the Consortium accepts an alternative number. (d) The allocation factors calculated on Exhibit E shall be updated annually using the most recent data available. The Executive Director of the Consortium shall provide the Executive Board of the Consortium a monthly report on call volumes in a format that illustrates trends in call volume and provides notice of potential shifts in allocation percentages in Operating Assessments among the Parties. Page 3