Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 07-03-2017
To: Mayor City Council
From: Office of the City Attorney
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Approval and authorization to execute a First Amendment to the Customer Service Agreement #201302420574 between the City of Broken Arrow and Windstream Communications for 9-1-1 Services
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Background:
As a part of the fiscal year 2017 budget process, the Police Department requested an increase in funding to move the existing 911 service from Windstream to a multi-jurisdictional relationship through the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) utilizing AT&T as the provider. This process began with planning and coordination of all technical service providers. The second part of the process included a coordinated effort through INCOG to discuss the partnership with the Regional 9-1-1 Board for provision of these services. A key aspect of this phase involved comprehensive review of the financial aspects of regional partnership.
After a full assessment of available options, the Police Department recommended amendment of the Interlocal Agreement of the Regional Board to include the City of Broken Arrow. On December 6, 2016, the City Council approved the Second Amended Interlocal Agreement, which brought Broken Arrow into this regional partnership. The current organization of INCOG's Regional 911 Board includes representation from Bixby, Claremore, Collinsville, Glenpool, Jenks, Owasso, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Skiatook, the City of Tulsa and Roger's County. All members of the Board voted unanimously to allow the inclusion of Broken Arrow as a voting member and to split any future costs associated with membership according to population served.
Importantly, the shared arrangement for 9-1-1 services allows for municipalities to equitably budget the costs and procure equipment, all in compliance with state law. It also allows greater purchasing power for member munici...
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