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RESOLUTION NO. "191
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH
INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR
SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARMENT,
FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, WITH THE OPTION TO
EXTEND FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR PERIODS,
AT THE SAME PRICE, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, SUBJECT
TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; ALLOCATING FUNDS
THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000.00
ANNUALLY, FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL
OPERATING BUDGET, ACCOUNT CODE
001000.290201.6. 270.
WHEREAS, The Miami Police Department must provide dispatch services for the
purpose of sending its personnel to the assistance of the City's residents, businesses and
visitors; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Police Department is charged with preserving the peace,
health, safety and property of the City of Miami and its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Police Department has a responsibility to provide adequate
communications support to ensure the safety of its personnel; and
WHEREAS, these service Providers will be used only to achieve minimum staffing
when the availability of City employees has been exhausted; and
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
MAR 2 0 1997
Resolution No.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the preamble to this Resolution
are hereby adopted.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized ' to execute Professional
Services Agreements, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with individuals to provide
Communications Operator services for the City of Miami Police Department, for a period of
one (1) year, with the option to extend for two (2) additional one-year periods at the same
price, terms and conditions, subject to the availability of funds, with funds therefor hereby
allocated, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 annually, from the Police Department
General Operating Budget, Account Code 001000.290201.6.270.
Section 3 This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of March , 1997.
J OLLO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
WALTER J. AN, CITY CLERK
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City
Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code provisions.
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BUDGETARY REVIEW:
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MICHAEL\LAVIN
DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
OLG AMIREZ-SE ASj
ASSIgArANT CITY ATT61RNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
A. J CIU NN ES, III
CITY ATIOANEY
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 39
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
FROn E d �.arquez
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION: .
DATE: MAR I O 1997 FILE
SUBJECT: Proposed Resolution .
REFERENCES: Communications Operators;
Professional Services
ENCLOSURES:
Agreements
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the enclosed Resolution allowing
the City Manager to execute Professional Services Agreements for Communications Operators, in
an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, as needed by the Miami Police Department. Funding is to
be from the Police Department General Operating Budget, Account Code 001000.290201.6.270.
BACKGROUND:
The staffing situation in the Police Department's Communication Center remains at a critical level.
Even with the expenditure of overtime and the hiring of some permanent employees, there isnot
enough personnel available to meet required staffing. Although, the Department has made some
progress in hiring permanent employees, the problem lies in the fact that the hiring and training
process takes at least a year to complete. j
A positive solution and the best alternative at this time, is the continued use of Communication
Operators from other large agencies as well as former employees from the Department's
Communications Center. A number of these former employee left to begin families or continue
their education. Many of them have reached their goals and are now interested in supplemental
income. The Police Department will utilize a Professional Services Agreement to place these
Providers under contract with the City. These Agreements will allow the Department additional
time to hire and train permanent Communications Operators. This problem is further compounded
by the fact that only a small percentage of the trainees successfully complete the entire process.
The Department must provide dispatch services for the purpose of sending its personnel to the
assistance of the City's residents, businesses and visitors; furthermore, the Police Department has
a responsibility to provide adequate communications support to ensure the safety of its personnel.
Without the continued ability to contract with these Providers, the Department's efforts to provide
these services will be severely hampered.
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