HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/03/2004 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2004, APPROPRI ITEM NUMBER: 18
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 3, 2004
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Karen Carlson
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2004, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the General
Fund for E911 and Emergency Medical Dispatch Systems at Fort Collins Police Services
Dispatch Center.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This Ordinance appropriates funds provided to Fort Collins Police Services by the Larimer
Emergency Telephone Authority (LETA) to purchase equipment, train users and maintain
equipment for Emergency Services Dispatching. The total amount to be appropriated is $75,900.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority (LETA) collects a monthly fee from all county
telephone users to purchase equipment, train users and maintain equipment used to process E911
phone calls and dispatch appropriate Emergency Services Providers. In 2003, LETA developed
a formula for the anticipated annual budget for these services for each Public Safety Answering
Point (Emergency Services Dispatch Center) based on the number of dispatchers and the number
of E911 phones calls received in the Center. Based on the formula, LETA provides the funds to
the individual Centers for payment of expenses. The annual budget based on the formula for
Fort Collins Police Services is $29,875.
In the same manner, a formula was developed for each Public Safety Answering Point for
Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) based on the number of dispatchers and the number of
EMD calls handled by the Center. The annual budget for EMD based on the formula for Fort
Collins Police Services is $46,025.
The total amount to be appropriated from these two budgets is $75,900.
ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2004
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND
FOR E911 AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH SYSTEMS
AT FORT COLLINS POLICE SERVICES DISPATCH CENTER
WHEREAS, Latimer Emergency Telephone Authority ("LETA") collects a monthly fee
from Latimer County telephone users to purchase equipment, train users and maintain the
equipment used to process E911 telephone calls and dispatch appropriate Emergency Services
Providers; and
WHEREAS,LETA distributes the revenue to each public safety answering point based on
the number of dispatchers and the number of E911 telephone calls received at that location; and
WHEREAS, LETA also distributes funds to each Emergency Medical Dispatch Center
based on the number of dispatchers and the number of Emergency Medical Dispatch calls handled
by that location; and
WHEREAS,in 2004 the City will receive a total amount of$75,900 from LETA to be used
to purchase equipment, train users and maintain the equipment used to process E911 telephone
calls and dispatch appropriate Emergency Services Providers; and
WHEREAS,Article V,Section 9,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins permits the City
Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year,
provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all
previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and
anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the Larimer Emergency
Telephone Authority funds, as described herein, will not cause the total amount appropriated in
the General Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received
in that fund during the fiscal year.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the General Fund the
sum of SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS($75,900)for expenditure
in the General Fund for E911 and Emergency Medical Dispatch Systems at Fort Collins Police
Services Dispatch Center.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading, this 3rd day of February, A.D. 2004, and
to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of February, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of February, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk