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2 <br />stock car races and mass gatherings, assist at fires, evacuations and other disaster situations <br />affecting public safety. <br />The Orange County 911 Center is the public safety answering point for residents to access <br />emergency services agencies. It originated in the former Orange County Sheriffs Office at <br />Columbia and Rosemary Streets in Chapel Hill. It is a branch of Orange County Emergency <br />Services and is staffed by dedicated professionals around the clock. <br />At a work session on November 17, 2011, the Board discussed the Emergency Medical System <br />Delivery and E911 Communications Center improvements. There was consensus that the <br />County needed to develop a strategic plan to improve the County's Emergency Management <br />Services Delivery System and E911 Communications Center. The County requested and has <br />received a proposal from Solutions for Local Government, Inc. to assess and study the <br />operations of. both the County's Emergency Medical Services and E911 Communications <br />Center. Attachments 3 and 4 are the proposed scope of services for each area provided by <br />Solutions for Local Government. Mr. Steve Allan, President of Solutions for Local Government, <br />has over eighteen years of experience providing consulting services to local governments. <br />Attachment 5 is a list of projects and local governments Mr. Allan has provided consulting <br />services for in North Carolina over the past twelve years. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cost to contract with Solutions for Local Government, Inc. to assess <br />and study the operations of both the County's Emergency Medical Services and E911 <br />Communications Center will not exceed $26,400. The Emergency Telephone System Fund has <br />adequate fund balance to cover this cost. Budget Amendment #5 —B will appropriate $26,400 of <br />Emergency Telephone System Fund Balance for professional services to complete the <br />proposed scope of services. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: <br />1) Approve $26,400 to contract with Solutions for Local Government, Inc. to develop a <br />multi -year strategic plan addressing Emergency Medical Services System and E911 <br />Communications Center needs; <br />2) Approve Budget Amendment #5 -13 to appropriate $26,400 of Emergency Telephone <br />System Fund Balance for professional services to complete the proposed scope of <br />services, and <br />3) Authorize the Manager to sign the contract with Solutions for Local Government, Inc. <br />