Title
Resolution Approving Amendment #8 to the City County Guilford Metro 911 Inter-local Agreement
Body
Department: Guilford Metro 911
Council District: Citywide
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Melanie Neal 373-2646
Contact 2 and Phone: Lewis Cheatham 373-7714
PURPOSE:
To adopt Amendment #8 to the City County GM911 Inter-local Agreement to allow Guilford County to have the ability to make payment to GM911 in reference to Guilford County's portion of year one Migration Assurance Program (MAP) agreement with Motorola. This amendment will serve to rectify verbiage in amendment #7 from budgetary to actual cost and allow Motorola to refund GM911 Technical Services the amount of $79,331.36 that has been paid by the County and GM911.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Greensboro and Guilford County have collaborated in a joint Public Safety Radio System since 1995 to benefit the communications of public safety responders, and have determined that there are mutual interests and advantages to maintain this relationship. The City of Greensboro has taken the lead in contracting for future and necessary upgrades to the system. Guilford County maintains a 50% ownership of the system and is responsible for 50% of the maintenance and upgrade costs to the system.
BUDGET IMPACT:
None in this fiscal year. In future fiscal years a budget ordinance will be proposed to fund the City of Greensboro's portion of the P25 800 MHz upgrade.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
Adopt proposed Amendment # 8 to the City County GM911 Interlocal Agreement.