HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-10-15 97-418 ORDERItem No.97 418
Date: 10.15-97
ItemlSubject: ORDER: Authorizing the City Manager to bratitnle a Combined Bangor Police
and Fire Dispatch Center
Responsible Department: Administration
Commentary:
This Order provides an alternative direction should the Council decide not to pursue to the Regional
Dispatch Center approach contained in Council Order 97-371.
The attached Order would authonew the City Manager and staffto proceed to establish a combined Police
and Face Emergency Dispatch Center to be located at the Bangor Police Department.
The proposed Sideletter Agreement that has been negotiated among the parties (City, Teamsters,
International Association of Firefighters) is scheduled 0 be voted upon prior to Council action. Staff will
have the results of those votes by October 15th.
As the Order indicates, them will be some Whom costs that will occur due to the malignmced of this
function at the Police Department. Once determined, the funding of these costs will be reviewed and
approved by the Cowed or Council Committee, if existing operating budget funds are insufficient
Manager's Comments:
Assutiatad Information:
Omer, Draft Sideletter Agreement
Budget Approval:
Deportment Head
Finance Director
Legal Approval: t
City
Introduced for
Passage
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AuiB,edb Commilor Saucy October 15, 1997
CITY OF BANGOR
AIOlhonImg the City bdanager11 ro InsnMe a Combined
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Bangor Police and Fire Dispatch Center
By the City Counts of W Oity of BaRvor.
ORDERED,
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WHEREAS, emerging changes in emegency dispatching services have necessitated that the City
Council review and consider how these services will be provided in the future; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has recently evaluated the options of either joining the Penobscot County
Regional Dispatch Center or combining the City's Police and Fire Dispatching functions;
and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration of both options, the Council has chosen to pursue the option of
combining Bangs existing Police and Fre Dispatch Centers; and
WHEREAS, the two Union bargaining convolutes representing dispatch employees in both facilities
have endorsed the lhaft Sideletter Agreement with the City auditing the terms and
conditions under which the transition will occur;
NOW, THEREFORE, HE IT ORDERED THAT:
1. Appropriate City staff including the Police and Fire Chiefs shall immediately begin the
necessary planning and organizing b implement a combined dispatch center at the Baugor
Police Department; and -
2. The necessary costs for implementing this approach, to the extent then funds do not exist
within Police and Fine Deparevent budgets, shall be prepared and presented to the Finance
Committce and/or City Council, once determined, for consideration and approval.
IN CITY COUNCIL
October 15. 1997
passed
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ORDER
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Institute a Combined
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Institute Dispatch
a Combined Bangor Police and
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POLICE/ FIRE SERVICE DISPATCH
SIDELETTE ,AGREEMENT
In the event that the Bangor City Council does not approve Council Order 9]-3]I regarding the
City moving to the Penobscot County Regional Dispatch Center, but instead, supports the
concept of combining Bangor Police and Fire Dispatch Services, and both Bangor Firefighters
Association, Local 772 and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 340 ratify the
contactual provisions which allow the transfer of dispatch services Rom the fire department to
the police department,. the following items will govern how the transfer will impact the Bangor
Police Department Dispatchers and the Fire Department Dispatchers.
Upon transfer of the Fire Department dispatch function to the Police Department on a daze to be
determined, Fire Department Dispatches shall:
1. Retain their Union seiiority and they will be merged into the Police Support Semority List.
2. Retain their accumulated vacation.
3. Retain all accumulated Sick Leave.
4. Begin accumulating vacation and sick leave in accordance with the Police Support Labor
Agreement.
5. Begin receiving wages in accordance with the Police SupPott Labor Agreement.
6. Not be required to serve a probationary period.
T. Be governed by all other terms and conditions incorporated within the Police Support Labor
Agreement
The parties hereby acknowledge that this Sideletter Agreement fulfils the obligation to bargain
aver the decision and related impacts concerning Combiru•d Police Fire Dispatching Services.
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In addition to the previously mentioned conditions, the following provisions will also apply;
• The City a gees that the an people currently employed as police and fire dispatchers will
remain as falkime employees been period oftwo years, subjectto the police support labor
agreement. If any of these ten employees leaves a position, their the City is not obligated to
fill the position.
• When a new clerical position is funded in the fire department, any current dispatcher who is
qualified for the position will have first refusal by seniority. Fire dispatchers will have
prefeieace over police dispatchers.
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