Governance Subcommitteeof the

Broward County Consolidated Communications Committee

• Commissioner Bruce Roberts, Chair• Town Administrator Richard Lemack

Vice Chair• Police Chief Keith Dunn• City Manager Charlie Dodge• Mayor Debbie Eisinger• City Manger Chuck Faranda• Police Chief Chad Wagner

• Vice Mayor George Brummer• Dr. Nabil El-Sanadi, M.D.• Police Chief Paul O’Connell• Commissioner Chip LaMarca• Commissioner Lois Wexler• Mayor Mike Ryan• Mayor Joy Cooper• Fire Chief Neal De Jesus

Overview of Recommendationsfor the Implementation Board

April 27, 2012

Governance Board Models Reviewed

The Governance Board reviewed 14 different consolidated dispatch systems from around the country. Of the 14 models, there were 7 independent Boards, 3 County, 3 Taxing Authorities and 1 Sheriff’s Office. Each model had a variation of different methodologies, but there were many similarities with regards to governance.

The components examined included:

- Populations- Organization Type- Governance Structure- Oversight Board Composition- Call Volume- Number of Agencies Dispatched- Service area

Models Reviewed

Less than 250,000 in populationJohnson City, IAHendricks Country, INCalhoun, MI

250,000 - 500,000 PopulationWeber Area DispatchLeon County, FLCharleston CountyDakota County, MNMonterey County, CAVolusia County Sheriff’s Office

Over 500K PopulationWashington County, ORDenton County, TXHamilton County, OH

Over 1 Million PopulationAllegheny County, PAMetropolitan Emergency Services, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Models Presented

•Broward County Model

•Broward Sheriff’s Office Model

•Decentralized Consolidated Model

•Independent Model

Each model was to address:

- Must include a governing Board with representation of participants - Accountability by the Executive Director - Technical or Operational Boards handling daily decisions- Voting: Each municipality would have 1 vote and action would require approval from 50% of the participating municipalities representing 75% of the population of Broward County.

Broward County Model*(Temporary Goal – Transition into an Independent Taxing District)

•Under Control of the County Administrator and Broward County Board of County Commissioners.

•ILA from all participants defining operations, governance and funding.

•Governing Board - Elected Officials of participating jurisdictions.(meet quarterly to set policy, have authority to confirm Exec. Director, recommend budget and appoint an Exec. Committee which could be Managers/Administrators, Sheriff or their designees.)

•Executive Committee would meet monthly and oversee operations, recommend hiring and termination of Exec. Director, budget oversight, policies and procedures and performance measures.

•Dispatch Operation Committee (DOC): comprised of public safety professionals and responsible for the development of operational procedures. If this model is chosen, it is recommended that the existing Regional Public Safety Communications Committee transition to the DOC.

•Voting: full participation of municipalities, but additional weight given to larger cities/towns.

•All employees are under Broward County and report to the Exec. Director.

*Recommended by the Consolidated Communications Committee for further review.

Broward County Sheriff’s Model*

•Dispatch is provided as a department within BSO.

•Exec. Director, administrative services, legal and support services are provided by BSO and subject to BSO policies.

•Governed by a Board of Directors (BOD): an elected official from each participating municipality, 2 County Commissioners and the Sheriff.

•BOD approves policy related to operations, budget and finance as well as annual operating capital and allocation formula.

•The BOD has authority to hire and terminate the Exec. Director.

•Other positions/committees include Administrative Manager, Executive Committee comprised of City/Town Managers and an Operations Committee.

•This structure would also require an ILA from all participating agencies.

*Recommended by the Consolidated Communications Committee for further review.

Decentralized Consolidated Model

•County is divided into four districts each with the same governance and committee structure.

•Each entity would have a City that would serve as the employer and retain control over hiring and termination of the Center Manager and employees.

•Entire responsibility for funding belongs to Broward County.

•Each District would be governed by their own BOD comprised of Participating Municipality City Managers.

•Each District would have an Operations Committee, Center Manager and Budget/Finance Committee.

•Each District budget would be approved by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners.

•It was anticipated that although salaries and benefits would be standardized; the budget would vary based on capital needs, staffing levels, maintenance and operational costs.

Independent Model (NORCOM)

•Entirely independent of Broward County Government.

•Voluntary municipal participation.

•Governing Board – 1 representative from each participating municipality. They hire and terminate Exec. Director.

•Different from the other 3 models as there is no Executive Committee.

•A Joint Operations Board advises the Exec. Dir. and would be comprised of 3 Police and 3 Fire Chiefs and a member of the City/County Management Association.

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