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Item Coversheet Page 1 of 1 <br /> in <br /> Police Department <br /> DATE: 5/23/2017 <br /> MEMO: 17-26 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe <br /> Decatur City Council Members <br /> FROM: Timothy A.Gleason,City Manager <br /> James E.Getz Jr.Chief of Police <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Termination of Contract with the Macon County Emergency Telephone System Board <br /> (ETSB) <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It would be the recommendation of staff that the City of Decatur/ETSB Contractual Agreement be terminated upon the formation <br /> and fully operating Central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center(CIRDC). <br /> BACKGROUND: The City of Decatur entered into a renewal contract with the ETSB in December 2016 for the operation and <br /> management of the PSAP also known as the Emergency Communication Center which is where all 9-1-1 calls are answered and <br /> dispatched for Macon County.The City of Decatur believes the formation of the CIRDC provides significant public safety <br /> enhancement to the citizens of Macon County while also providing cost sharing for this service along with cost savings to the City <br /> of Decatur in the years ahead. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: Prior Council last approved a renewal contract between the City of Decatur and the ETSB in <br /> December of 2016. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None anticipated <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Jon Thomas,Director of the Macon County ETSB <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: James E.Getz Jr.,Chief of Police,217-424-2741;Shane G.Brandel,Deputy Chief of Police,217-424- <br /> 2740 <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Resolution Authorizing Termination of Contract with fZrti,lutivn Letter <br /> ETSB <br /> https:Hdecatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=1162 6/5/2017 <br />