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Date: 7 -11 -OS
Item/Subject: Order, Authonang the City Manager to Accept a Command Vehicle from the Maine
Emergency Management Agency and to Apply for and Accept Weapons of Mass Destruction Funding For
the Purchase of Additional Equipment For IL
Responsible Department Police and Fire
Commentary: The Maine Emergency Management Agency is in the process of purchasing four
command vehicles to be located throughout the stare that will be available as command posts for major
incidents, particularly those involving responses from multiple agencies. These vehicles will be fully
equipped with radio equipment capable of communicating with all Intel, state, and federal emergency
service personnel. It will also provide the necessary support serves for incident commanders Involved In
responding to situations that require long periods on site.
MEMA has indicated a desire to locate one of these units in Bangor. Under protomis to be developed by
MEMA, this vehicle would then be made available to agencies that meet training and certification
requirements for its use. If accepted, It would be stored at Central Fire and me City of Bangor would be
responsible for driving the unit M Indent scenes and handing over Its operation m the scene
commander. The agency receiving fine vehicle would Men be responsible for returning the unit to
Bangor. While we estimate that this unit wig receive limited use, Its presence in Bangor, and our easy
access m it, would be valuable In me event of major indents requiring lengthy responses. The ability to
easily communicate with other agencies, particularly Mose at Me federal level (which Is not easily clone at
the present time) could be Invaluable. In add bon, me unit wlil be equipped with satellite
communications abilities, providing further redundancy in the case of significant natural or man made
disasters.
This order would also authorize application for and acceptance of additional weapons of mass destruction
funding m further enhance the communications abilities of Mis unit. This will include dispatch consoles, 9
assorted spectrum radios, a system to allow frequency cross banding, and four notebook computers.
This proposal has been reviewed by the Finance Committee, which has recommended your approval
pending an acceptable memorandum of understanding between me Ory of Bangor and the Maine
Emergency Management Agency outlining Me respective duties and responsibilities of the City and the
State. The attached order, therefore, aumorizes us to move forward, conditioned on me approval of the
memorandum of understanding by the Finance Committee.
Department Head
Manager's Comments: Remarmend approval.
City Manager
BudgO Approval:
France Director
Legal Approval:
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CITY OF BANGOR
(TIRE.) Order, Authorizing Me City Manager to Accept Command Vehicle from the Maine
Emergenry Management Agency and to Apply for and! Accept Vyezperc of Mass Desluchi
Funding For the Purchase of Additional Equipment Ror It
6y rhe Gty Courr i of Me City of6angon.
ORDERED, THAT the City Manager is authorized to accept, on behaff of the City of Bangor, a Command
Vehicle provided by the Maine Erammi Management Agency, subject to a memorandum of
understanding beRreen Me City of Bangor and the Maine Emergency Management Agency a¢eptable to
the imance Comrades.
BE a EURTHER ORDERED, THAT Mould this vehicle the accepted, the Cry Manager s authorized to apply
for and accept Weapons of Mass Destruction funding for the ph Rase of addeiooal communications
equipment for this vehlde to include despatch comdes, assortetl specturm radios, pmtaMe radios, a
frequency crass bantling unit, and four notebook computers.
IN CITY-. COOPCIL
July
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Funding for the Purehace of emitlooal
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