Consent 5.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Emergency Services
- Meeting Date:
- 03/08/2016
- Title:
- Emergency Notification System IGA - Douglas
- Submitted By:
- Norm Sturm, Emergency Services
- Department:
- Emergency Services
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
2
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Norm Sturm
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
ES Coordinator
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to allow the City of Douglas administrative access to the County's web-based Emergency Notification System (WENS) for the purpose of developing the database and initiating warnings to addresses within the City of Douglas.
Background:
Cochise County subscribes to a web-based emergency notification system (WENS) for the primary purpose of alerting residents during emergencies where there is a life or health threat. The WENS system is capable of allowing municipalities within Cochise County limited administrative access to manage the program's database and initiate warnings to addresses within its jurisdiction. There are no extra costs associate with granting access to other entities. The Office of Emergency Services believes that there is significant benefit in granting access to local municipalities in that: 1) they will assume responsibility for building the system's database for their jurisdiction, and 2) they will assume responsibility for initiating local warnings within their jurisdiction. For county-wide consistency, use of the system is governed by this IGA and operating procedures. Cochise County maintains overall administrative control and access to the WENS system.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
If approved final training on use of the WENS system will be provided to the Douglas Police Department's dispatch staff. Once trained, Douglas will begin managing and using the WENS system within their jurisdiction.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
If not approved, Douglas will not have internal use of the WENS system and will be dependent on the Sheriff's office dispatch for generating WENS emergency notifications for the City of Douglas. Alternatively, Douglas can purchase their own notification subscription.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
OES will need one copy to return to Douglas for their records and one copy for OES files.