DATE: March 1, 2016
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Deborah Faulkner, Police Chief
Rocky Garzarek, Fire Chief
SUBJECT:
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Consideration Of An Interlocal Agreement With Williamson County And The Williamson County Emergency Communication District For Creation Of A Consolidated Emergency Communications Center. (COF No. 2016-0046) (03-09-16 WS, 4-12-16 WS)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) to consider entering into an interlocal agreement with Williamson County and the Williamson County Emergency Communications District for the establishment of a consolidated Emergency Communications Center.
Background
Over the past several years, the City of Franklin, City of Brentwood, and Williamson County have worked to coordinate, collaborate, and identify opportunities together to enhance the level of public safety services provided to the community. In recent years, this work has been spearheaded by a public safety work group comprised of Police and Fire Chiefs from Franklin and Brentwood, Williamson County Sheriff Jeff Long (and executive staff), Williamson County Public Safety Director, Williamson County Emergency Management Agency Director, Williamson County Emergency Medical Service Director, Brentwood City Manager, and Franklin City Administrator. While there have been a wide range of training and collaborative efforts driven by this group, the most notable action has been the formation the Williamson County Joint Communications Network Authority which is leading the ongoing implementation of a county-wide public safety radio system. The county-wide radio system will build off of Franklin's existing 800 MHz digital-trunked radio system infrastructure and is expected to begin "build-out" later this year.
The opportunity to better serve the community through the consolidation of the emergency communicat...
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