2012-004 RES APPROVE/AUTHORIZE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR E9-1-1 SERVICE AND PSAP EQUIPMENT BETWEEN COP AND ARK-TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-004 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR E9-1-1 SERVICE AND PSAP EQUIPMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND ARK-TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Ark-Tex Council of Governments is a regional planning commission and political subdivision of the State of Texas organized and operating under the Texas Regional Planning Act of 1965, as amended and in that capacity has developed a strategic plan to establish and maintain 911 emergency telephone service in the Northeast Texas State Planning Region Number Five; and, WHEREAS, the aforesaid strategic plan has been approved by the Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris is a local government that operates one or more public safety answering points that assists in implementing the strategic plan, as authorized by Chapter 771 of the Health and Safety Code. WHEREAS, Chapter 791 of the Government Code, entitled "The Interlocal Cooperation Act," authorizes local governments, including municipalities, to contract with state agencies to cooperate in the performance of governmental functions common to both governmental entities; and, WHEREAS, the Ark-Tex Council of Governments and the City of Paris desire to enter into an Interlocal agreement for E-9-1-1 service and PSAP equipment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That an Interlocal Agreement by and between the Ark-Tex Council of Governments and the City of Paris for E-9-1-1 services and PSAP equipment is hereby approved, a copy of which is attached hereto and for all purposes incorporated herein as Exhibit "A", and that the Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, any necessary documents.