02/26/2019 Resolutions 2019-71RESOLUTION 2019-71
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, operates an emergency 911 call
center through interlocal agreement with Hall County; and
WHEREAS, the Grand Island Emergency Center, managed by the Grand Island
Emergency Management Department is the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for all of Hall
County; and
WHEREAS, since 2013, the East Central 911 Region (EC911) has maintained an
Interlocal Agreement to jointly purchase and operate a shared 911 system (Call Works) in order to
decrease costs, increase redundancy and share resources through statewide networks; and
WHEREAS, Hamilton County has subsequently joined EC911 in November 2018,
and
WHEREAS, the Grand Island Emergency Center has an opportunity, through the
upgraded 911 Call Works system provided by Motorola Solutions, to join the EC911 Interlocal
group and benefit from the shared technology as well as prepare for migration to Next Generation
911 technologies with the EC911 group, and
WHEREAS, members of the EC911 Committee have approved Grand Island
Emergency Center j oining the group as a full member by Interlocal Agreement and will forward the
Addendum Adding Hall County to their respective County Boards for approval, and
WHEREAS, the Grand Island Emergency Center will purchase and maintain its 911
equipment in the new and alternate 911 facilities in Grand Island, as well as move the 911 host to
City Hall for better redundancy and security, with the option to j oin EC911 in the common software
maintenance contract in future years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that:
The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to approve entry of the Grand Island
Emergency Center into the East Centra1911 on behalf of the City of Grand Island and
the Grand Island Emergency Center.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, February 26, 2019.
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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R r G. Steele, Mayor
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