2024-046 - Approving the Lamar County Sheriff's Office to receive calls as a secondary public safety answring point (PSAP)

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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-046 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE LAMAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO RECEIVE CALLS AS A SECONDARY PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT (PSAP); MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did, in its regular council meeting on February 8, 1988 by Resolution No. 88-011, resolve to provide its wholehearted support to the establishment of an enhanced 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System and chose to participate in the 9-1-1 regional plan under the authority of the Ark -Tex Council of Governments in accordance with Article 1432f, and, WHEREAS, the State 9-1-1 Commission required that a Cooperative Working Agreement be in place prior to the systems being operational; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did, in its regular council meeting on February 12, 1990 by Resolution No. 90-008, resolve to adhere to the State 9-1-1 Commission requirement that a Cooperative Working Agreement be in place prior to the systems being operational to add Lamar County to the 9-1-1 emergency communications system; and WHEREAS, the Paris Police Department is the Primary Public Safety Answering Point for all 9-1-1 calls for Lamar County and transfers 9-1-1 calls to the Lamar County Sheriff's office; and WHEREAS, the Lamar County Sheriff's Office is the official contingency agency for the Paris Police Department; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in adherence to the Cooperative Working Agreement and in the best interest of the citizens of Lamar County to continue transferring calls to the Lamar County Sheriff's Office, establishing its designation as a SECONDARY Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and joining the Ark -Tex Council of Governments Emergency Services Internet (ESInet) which will allow state and federal funding to cover the procurement of 9-1-1 call taking equipment and NextGeneration 9-1-1 location accuracy, functionsm and caller information display. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved.