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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aliocated to the RPC in accordance with Health & Safety Code, Section 771.078, and this Contract Article 7. 9-1-1 Funds Distribution 7.1 As provided by applicable law, a state agency shall distribute grants on a reimbursement basis, or as needed, unless otherwise provided by statute or othennrise determined by the grantor agency to be necessary for the purposes of the grant. 7.2 Quarterly disbursement of 9-1-1 funds to the RPC shall be made on a cost reimbursement basis according to applicable. law. If the RPC's funding is depleted before the end of a fiscal quarter, a financial emergency funding request may be made by the RPC to the Commission (see Article 8. RPC Emergency Funding). 7.3 The Commission has determined that a proper public purpose is served by providing start-up funding, at the beginning of each fiscal year, to the RPC for payment of operating costs of the region's 9-1-1 system. Start-up funding to the RPC from the Commission may be made at the beginning of each fiscal year. The Commission shall provide start-up funds to the RPC accorciing to applicable law. Start-up funding is defined as 9-1-1 funds allocated to the RPC to pay initial fiscat year 9-1-1 program expenses, prior to the first quarterly reimbursement request being received. Any remaining 9-1-1 funds from the prior fiscal year, ending on August 31St, shall be retumed to the Commission no laterthan October 30th of the current fiscal year. Article 8. RPC Emergency Funding 8.1 Notwithstanding the requirements in Article 7, the Commission may distribute in acoorciance with Commission policy allocated 9-1-1 funds to the RPC upon demonstration and documentation that a financial emergency exasts that will compromise the provisioning of 9-1-1 service or impact public safety. 8.2 The Comrmssion shall consider a financial emergency as a situation in which the RPC requines additional funding to sustain the cument and normal operatan of 9-1-1 systems and their administration, as well as to meet contractual obligations as provided for in the RPC's approved strategic plan; and that without the assistanoe of these additional funds, would result in a oompromise of the 9-1-1 system or impact public safety. A financial emergency would arise, and public safety compromised., 'rf the 9-1-1 system was terminated due to non-payment of invoices. 8.3 Emergency 9-1-1 funds may be distributed based upon the doc:umented expenditures crezting the need. The provision of emengency 9-1-1 funds will be used for specifc operational and administrative expenses identfied in the supporting documentatan.