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REPORT TO:
DATE OF MEETING:
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WARD(S) INVOLVED:
DATE OF REPORT:
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Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
February 27, 2012
Tim Beckett, Fire Chief, 519 741-2926
Tim Beckett, Fire Chief, 519 741-2926
All
February 7, 2012
CSD-12-030
CITY OF WATERLOO DISPATCH AGREEMENT RENEWAL
"That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement with the Corporation of
the City of Waterloo to provide fire dispatch service to Waterloo 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 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 $224,000 annually; an
increase of approximately $42,000 from 2011. These revenues have been reflected in the 2012
operating budget. This will be a phased in over a three year period to reach the actual costs of
approximately $307,000.
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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