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File #: HCC-29-FY22    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 7/21/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/2/2021 Final action: 8/2/2021
Title: MOU with the City of Mount Rainier for Dispatching Services
Sponsors: City Administrator
Indexes: Memorandum of Understanding

Submitted by: Michelle Dunklee

Submitting Department: Police Department

Agenda Section: Consent

 

Item Title:

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MOU with the City of Mount Rainier for Dispatching Services

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Suggested Action:

recommendation

I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Mount Rainier that allows the Hyattsville Police Department to provide radio dispatching services on a requested basis and to reimburse Hyattsville for these services.

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Summary Background:

The Mount Rainier Police Department does not possess the personnel capacity to provide law enforcement dispatching services to its officers. The City of Hyattsville would like to assist the neighboring municipality by entering an agreement in which Hyattsville will furnish radio dispatching and respond to calls for service from residents of Mount Rainier.

 

Next Steps:

Legal approval and approval of the City Administrator to execute the MOU.

 

Fiscal Impact:

The City of Mount Rainier will allocate $67K annually to the City of Hyattsville for dispatching services.

 

City Administrator Comment:

Recommend Approval

 

Community Engagement:

N/A

 

Strategic Goals:

Goal 3 - Promote a Safe and Vibrant Community

 

Legal Review Required?

Pending