HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-114-07/19/1988-24 HOUR DISPATCH SERVICES IGA POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL DIST RESOLUTION 88-114
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
FOR THE PROVISION OF 24 HOUR DISPATCH SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City presently operates a Communications Center for the
provision of dispatching services to governmental agencies serving the
geographical area in and around the City of Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, the Poudre Valley Hospital District provides certain
emergency medical and transportations services, including paramedics,
emergency medical technicians and ambulances, which services require radio
communication and dispatching; and
WHEREAS, the utilization by the Poudre Valley Hospital District of the
dispatching services of the City avoids duplication of services and
promotes cost efficiency and maximum coordination of services among local
agencies; and
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 16 of the City Charter provides that the
Council may, by ordinance or resolution, enter into contracts with other
governmental bodies to furnish governmental services and to make charges
for such service, or to enter into cooperative or joint activities with
other governmental bodies; and
WHEREAS, a similar agreement has existed between the City of Fort
Collins and the Poudre Valley Hosnital District for the past eight years
and this agreement has provided f-ect benefit to the citizens of Fort
Collins in cost savings for and coordination of emergency services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor be, and he hereby is, authorized to enter into an
intergovernmental agreement between the City of Fort Collins and the Poudre
Valley Hospital District for the provision of twenty-four (24) hour
dispatch services for a one-year term which expires December 31, 1988. In
return for said services, the Poudre Valley Hospital District will pay the
City Forty-nine Thousand One Hundred Forty-one Dollars ($49,141.00) as
compensation for communication services and anticipated expenses.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City
Fort Collins held this 19th day of July, A.D. 1988
Mayor
ATTEST:
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