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REPORT T0: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: January 9, 2012
SUBMITTED BY: Tim Beckett, Fire Chief, 519-741-2926
PREPARED BY: Tim Beckett, Fire Chief, 519-741-2926
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All
DATE OF REPORT: December 19, 2011
REPORT NO.: CSD -12-001
SUBJECT: WILMOT TOWNSHIP DISPATCH AGREEMENT RENEWAL
RECOMMENDATION:
"That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement with the Corporation of
the Township of Wilmot to provide fire dispatch service to Wilmot for a term of 5 years
commencing January 1, 2012, said agreement to be satisfactory to the City Solicitor"
BACKGROUND:
The City of Kitchener has historically supplied dispatch services to the townships of Wilmot,
Woolwich and Wellesley and to the City of Waterloo. Agreements are currently in place and all
are due for renewal in 2012.
REPORT:
This agreement is a renewal of a previous 5 year agreement.
The fire department negotiated with the dispatch contract customers and has adjusted the
formula to reflect aper-call rate vs. the current rate. This per-call rate will reflect the actual
annual salaries and benefit costs of fire communications and applied using the previous years
actual call volume. We will be phasing in the increase over a three year period for Wilmot.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The agreement provides for an annual fee for service of approximately $41,500 and will be
increased in a phase in over the next three years. The current rate is $28,000. 2012 actual fee
will be approximately $32,500 and will rise $4,500 above base per year over the subsequent
two years. These costs have been reflected in the 2012 operating budget.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
This aligns with E1.4 of the Effective and Efficient Government, to which we are continuing with
a source of sustainable revenue to assist in reducing the reliance on taxes.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
This is an internal operational matter and will not require community engagement.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jeff Willmer, Deputy CAO, Community Services
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