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r. . , DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM#00-22 April 14, 2000 To: Honorable Mayor Terry Howley and City Council From: Steve Garman ty Manager Commander ard Ryan - Acting Chief of Police� Commander M chael Buckley -Emergency Communications Division �� Subject: Use of City of Decatur Voice 800 MHz Trunking Radio System by Macon County Law Enforcement Agencies PURPOSE: This memorandum is provided to secure council acceptance of an interagency agreement between the City of Decatur and the Decatur Park District to utilize the City of Decatur 800 MHz Radio System for the use of law enforcement personnel. BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATIONS: In December of 1999, the Macon County Sheriff and all local municipal law enforcement agencies came onto the City of Decatur 800 MHz radio system. This allowed for easier coordination of radio services through the Decatur Police Department Emergency Communication Center, which as the responsibility for dispatch and radio operations for all police and fire agencies in Macon County. The Decatur Park District has requested permission to utilize the City of Decatur 800 MHz radio system for law enforcement purposes by adding approximately 7 radios to the system. The coordination of police services in the event of natural disasters, emergency situations, community events, and civil unrest can best be performed by allowing members of various police agencies to communicate directly on the same radio system without requiring intervention of dispatch personnel to relay messages. The utilization of the City of Decatur 800 MHz trunked radio system by the Decatur Park Police will allow this communication link. Cunently the City of Decatur has adec�uate spare capacity in the radio system to allow for these additional users. As part of the interagency agreement, the Decatur Park District will be paying a monthly fee of$8.00 per month, the same as all other non-City of Decatur law enforcement agencies. These funds will be used to assist the City of Decatur in purchasing additional equipment to restore the capacity of the system as needed. Once the spare capacity has been returned to the system, the fees charged to these users will be equal to the average maintenance fees prorated to all divisions within the City of Decatur. The Macon County Sheriff has formally agreed to allow the Decatur Park District Police to utilize the 4 talk groups assigned to the sheriff. In addition, these radios will be programmed with three Special Event talk groups and two City of Decatur Operations talk groups. The Decatur Park District Police are the last major local law enforcement agency to come on to the