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REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: February 27, 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: February 7, 2012
REPORT NO.: CSD-12-028
SUBJECT: WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP DISPATCH AGREEMENT
RENEWAL
RECOMMENDATION:
"That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement with the Corporation of
the Township of Woolwich to provide fire dispatch service to Woolwich for a term of 3
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 ~Imot,
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 2 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 year's
actual call volume.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The agreement provides for an annual fee for service of approximately $38,000 annually.
These revenues have been reflected in the 2012 operating budget. This reflects full cost
recovery for services.
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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