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7/25/96
RESOLUTION NO.9 5 - 5 G 7
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
DEPARTMENT, FOR A SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD;
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $75,000, FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET, INDEX CODE 290201-270.
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
WHEREAS, these agreements are temporary in nature, allowing the Police Department
additional time to hire and train permanent communications operators;
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CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
J U L, 2 5 1996
Rosolution No.
96- 567
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 by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
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 Miami Police Department for a six (6) month period,
with funds therefor hereby allocated, in an amount not to exceed $75,000, from the Police
Department General Operating Budget, Index Code 290201-270.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of Jam, 1996.
/--!bE CAROLLO, MAYOR
ATTEST
WALTE J. E PAN, CITY CLERK
BUDGE Y REVIEW:
Ki�NOPIAR S. SURANA
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
' 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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PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
OLG RAMIREZ-S IJA
ASSIWTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To :The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
DATE : JUN 2 6 1996 FILE :
SUB.IECT :Proposed Resolution
FROM : Cesar REFERENCES: Communications Operators;
City Professional Services
ENCLOSURES: Agreements
RECOAU14ENDATION:
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, Index Code 290201-270.
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 is not
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.
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 are temporary in nature, allowing 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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