DATE: May 12, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreements with the Cities of Fowler, Kingsburg, and Sanger for Dispatching Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive revenue Agreements with the Cities of Fowler, Kingsburg, and Sanger to provide Communication Dispatching Services effective July 1, 2019, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $4,276,659.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Sheriff's Office to continue providing communication dispatching services for the cities of Fowler, Kingsburg, and Sanger. This item pertains to locations in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Approval of the recommended action is necessary for the Sheriff's Office to continue to provide dispatching services to the identified cities, and charge for those services at the approved Master Schedule of Fees (MSF) rate.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreements are retroactive due to MSF rates being approved and adopted by your Board on October 22, 2019, and the length of time required for negotiation and approval of the agreements by the cities. The cities approved the recommended agreements as follows: Fowler on April 16, 2020; Kingsburg on April 17, 2020; and Sanger on April 24, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended agreements. The recommended agreements will provide up to $700,506 in revenue from the three cities within Fresno County for communication dispatching services at $14.79 per capita from July 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019 (based on the FY 2018-19 rates approved by the Board on October 9, 2018), and the rate of $15.49 per capita from December 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, (based on the new MSF rat...
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