0312071.8
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO
BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Buster Baldwin
MEETING DATE: -March 12, 2007_
SUBJECT: (please be specific}
OFFICE: LCotmty Commissioner
TIME PREFERRED:
Consider, discuss and take appropriate action on
appointing County members to the Joint Dispatch Committee.
EXECU`T'IVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASONj:
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Comm. Baldwin
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5,
Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
5:00 P.M. on the Tuesday prior to the meeting.
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
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Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court, Court Order No. 25722.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS Ken County and the City of Kemille fund and operate separate and distinct
law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS Both law enforcement agencies staff and operate separate law enforcement
and emergency dispatching units; and
WHEREAS The Kerr Emergency 9-1-1 Network owns and is responsible for the Public
Safety Answering Point (PSAP) equipment located in the Kerrville Police
Department, and the City of Kerrville Police Department personnel answer
calls at the 9-1-1 call taker work station(s); and
WHEREAS It would appear that efficiencies and economies of scale could be realized
from the consolidation of these dispatching units unto one common-purpose
unit; and
WHEREAS There is a need to gather information and identify issues related to
consolidation of dispatch operations for presentation to the respective
governmental bodies; NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED That Ken County Commissioners Court and the Kemille City Council
agree to the formation of a Select Committee to study all aspects of a
possible consolidation of dispatch operations; and be it further
RESOLVED That the following persons/agencies participate in the work of this
committee: Kerr County. Sheriff, City of Kerrville Chief of Police, Kerr
Emergency 9-1-1 Network Director, Kerrville Fire/EMS representative,
Kerr County VFDlIs` Responder representative, City Manager or designee,
County Auditor, and representatives(s) from Kerr County Commissioners'
Court and Kerrville City Council; and be it further
RESOLVED That the Select Committee, at the conclusion of its deliberations, will
prepare a ftnal report detailing its findings and conclusions with
recomtnendations for presentation to Kerr County Commissioners' Court
and the Kerrville City Council

This was adopted at the 12/27/06 Commissioners' Court.