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<br />-GOVERNANCE ISSUES <br />During discussions with the Dispatch Centers, governance of a consolidated Dispatch Center has been raised as <br />a.ern because dispatch operations will affect their public safety operations. _ <br /> <br />There is agreemcnt that a dispatch policy committee is needed to provide general system oversight and <br />monitoring. Thc committee will advise the County Manger on the functions and performance of consolidated <br />dispatch services for member cities. The County Manager will work with the Dispatch Center Director in an <br />expeditious manner to resolve any concerns raised by the Dispatch Policy Committee. <br /> <br />The dispatch policy committee's composition will depend ou which cities join the consolidated Dispatch <br />Center. A suggested structure for the dispatch policy committee is provided below. It assumes that all cities are <br />using the Dispatch Ccnter. If a city is not using the Consolidated Dispatch Center, it will not be eligible for <br />membership on the dispatch policy committee. <br /> <br />DISPA TCH POLICY COMMITTEE COMPOSITION <br />The membcrship during the first 7 years when the cities are participating in funding dispatch operations will, in <br />an effort to reflect the relative interests of the jurisdictions, include: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 Ramsey County Commissioner from the suburbs <br />1 Ramsey County Commissioner from Saint Paul <br />I Ramsey County Sheriff <br />I Saint Paul Mayor or Deputy Mayor (if Saint Paul joins the Consolidated Dispatch Center) <br />2 Saint Paul City Councilmembers (if Saint Paul joins the Consolidated Dispatch Center) <br />I Maplewood Mayor or City Councilmember (ifMaplewood joins the Consolidated Dispatch Center) <br />I White Bear Lake Mayor or City Councilmember (if White Bear Lake joins Consolidated Dispatch <br />Center) <br />1 Suburban representative from cities that contract with Ramsey County for dispatching services only; <br />selected by the Ramsey County League of Local Governments (RCLLG) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />If Ramsey County develops a consolidated Dispatch Center funded by the County, it would be similar to <br />policies adopted in Anoka County and Hennepin County. Anoka County has one Dispatch Center for the whole <br />county and funds it at the County level. Hennepin CouiJty has a resolution that states that dispatch operations is <br />a County responsibility and is funded at the County level, and has offered to provide funding of a consolidated <br />Dispatch Center if existing independent dispatch operations responded by a certain date. Dakota County is <br />exploring the possibility of a consolidated Dispatch Center. <br /> <br />. <br />