Erie County (the "county") and Girard Township ("Girard") hereby
enter into a Next Generation Public Safety Radio System Interagency
Agreement with other municipalities as would desire to enter into
a Next Generation Public Safety Radio System Interagency Agreement.
Girard wishes to utilize the county's radio system for its public
safety and public service radio communications coverage and to establish
interagency communication with the county. Girard agrees to utilize
the system in accordance with the rules and regulations of the FCC,
the county, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and will operate
the radio system in a professional manner and only for Girard's
official business purposes.
The conditions of the intergovernmental cooperation agreement
to be entered into between the participating municipalities and the
county are described as follows:
A. Any police, fire, medical, and local emergency management agency
designated by the local municipality as its emergency service provider
choosing to opt in to the Next Generation Radio Project will be required
to sign an interagency agreement with the county by December 15, 2015.
Any police, fire, medical and local emergency management agency choosing
to opt out of the Next Generation Public Safety Radio Project will
be responsible for 100% of the costs associated with purchasing the
equipment necessary to interface with the Next Generation Public Safety
Radio System.
B. The county is covering 100% of end-user equipment costs based on
the predetermined quantity (refer to Exhibit B within the intergovernmental
cooperation agreement) as defined in the final report and recommendation by
MCM Consulting Group. Any additional equipment requested by any police,
fire, medical, and local emergency management agencies not outlined
in the report of the MCM Consulting Group's study will be the
sole financial responsibility of the respective agency (based on county/manufacturer's
specifications).
C. As the county is covering 100% of end-user equipment costs based
on the predetermined quantity (refer to Exhibit B within the intergovernmental
cooperation agreement), all local fire, medical, police and local
emergency management agencies shall collectively apply for Federal
Assistance to Firefighters, COPS More Technology, and other grant-funding
opportunities as they become available. Any grant funds received are
to be returned to the county to offset the costs of infrastructure
hardware, software and end-user equipment.
D. The current "remote dispatch points" (East County, Millcreek Township
and the Pennsylvania State Police) shall be responsible for 100% of
the costs associated with purchasing the equipment necessary to interface
with the Next Generation Public Safety Radio System (based on county/manufacturer's
specifications).
All terminal equipment provided by or loaned by the county shall
remain county property. Any equipment upgrades paid by an agency shall
be co-owned by the agency and the county during the warranty period.
At the expiration of the warranty, equipment upgrades will be owned
by the agency.