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PSAPIDispatch Center with the County's I'SAPIDispatch Center, the Dispatch Users Group will be tnade up of the appropriate representatives from the jurisdictions that have entered into a consolidation agreement. c. The suburban fire depa;t�nent representative will be selected annually by the Ramsey County Fire Chiefs Association. The suburban police department representative will be selected annually by the Ramsey County Chiefs of Police. The Dispatch Users Group will meet quarterly ar at some other interval as determined by the group. d. The Dispatch Users Group shall have a Law Enfarcement Subcommittee and Fire and EMS Subcommittees. The Law Enfarcement Subcommittee shall be comprised of one police officer, deputy, ar supervisor from each law enfarcement agency served by the Dispatch Center. The Fire and EMS Subcommittees shall be comprised of one firefighter, emergency medical responder, ar supervisar from each fire and EMS agency served by the Dispatch Center. e. Each representative to the Dispatch Users Group will have one vote. f. The roles and responsibilities oftk�e Dispatch Users Group will be to: 1. Provide user agency input to the Radio System Manager into the process of developing protocols and dispatching standards far the Dispatch Center. 2. Provide a forum far the exchange of ideas between Dispatch Center staff and users far the purpose of improving service, reviewing critical incidents, and resolving complaints. 3. Provide far coordination of service between the Dispatch Center and local agencies with the intent of providing seamless public safety service that makes the administrative boundary between dispatching and field responders as transparent as possible to the public. 4. Provide input to the Dispatch Policy Committee as to the overall perfarmance of the Dispatch Center in serving the needs ofthe user agencies. g, �ssues that cannot be resolved by the Dispatch Users Group may be referred lo the Committee. Article V�, Cost and Funding 6.01 Capital Expenditure and Equipment a. The County will pay the facility construction and site development costs far a Dispatch Center that will be of such size and configuration as to provide com�nunications and dispatch services to meet the needs of consolidated dispatch. b. The County will pay far the 800 MHz radio system equipment in the Dispatch Center, including consoles and connections to the regional system backbone. 6.02 Operating Costs a. Far the first Year (2007) and second Year (2008) pf the Initial Service Term, the City will pay the annual smn of $235,230 if the City of Saint Paul is not a Member and the annual su�n of $158,791 if the City of Saint Paul is a Member. The City shall make payment to the County monthly in an amount equal to 1112 ofthe appropriate sum far that Year. The County will be responsible far the balance of operating costs far the Dispatch Center ("Dispatch Operating Costs") not covered by payments from Members. b. Thereafter, sixty (60) percent of the Dispatch Operating Costs will be paid through a county- wide property tax levy, and forty (40) percent of the Dispatch Operating Costs will be paid through an assessment to each Member based on Calls far Service from within the Member's jurisdictional boundaries compared to total Calls far Service to the Dispatch Center. A three- year rolling average of the Member's Calls far Services as a percentage share of Total Calls far Service far those three Years will be used to compute the Member's share. The City's Dispatch Agreement with the City of Rosevif[e Page 5 of 9