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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-25-2002 Meeting 1--- I I PUBLIC SAFETY - -COMMITIEE----- COMMITTEE ROOM - November 25,2002 . -- - -. - - --1:30-P:M:-- - -- - ---- - ---- -- - PRESENT: M. Williams, Chairman, L. Beard, S. Shepard members, G_ Kolb, Administrator, F_ Russell, Deputy Administrator J. Wall, Attorney, B. Dean, Juvenile Court, M. A. Gibbs, Sheriff's Office, Chief A. Gillespie, Fire Dept., E. Doss, Rural Metro, M. Morawski, Deputy Oerk of Commission. ABSENT: T. Boyles member. MEDIA: H. Williams, Augusta Chronicle, S. Eidson, Metro Spirit, S. Norris, Augusta Focus, Channel 6. 1. Approve Purchase of Services Subcontract between ARC (Juvenile Court) and Community Mental Health Center of East Central Georgia for juvenile offenders. Mr. Shepard: So move for approval. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion carries unanimously. 2. Approve the purchase of a walk-in freezer in the Augusta Richmond County Jail Kitchen at 401 Walton Way to augment and supplement the current existing walk-in freezer that is now being used for food storage at the facility. Funding is provided in existing funds within the Sheriff's Department. Mr. Shepard: So move for approval. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion carries unanimously. 3. Update from the Administrator regarding the development of a comprehensive policy concerning ambulance transportation in Augusta. (Referred from November 11 Public Safety) Mr. Russell: At our last meeting you requested an update on Mutual Aid Agreements. In this handout we have an existing mutual aid agreement and an updated certificate of insurance with Rural Metro. Also, Rural Metro has asked all our mutual aid partners to execute updated agreements. We are still waiting for them to return those agreements. Until then these agreements remain active. After further discussion, 1 Mr. Wall: We have a contract with Rural Metro and that contract puts certain obligations.on. Rural Metro: This- maybe-referred -to it-as -a"subsidy-it's" really-a- contractual payment that I guess you could categorize as a subsidy. But we're paying them to provide a service. Just like we pay anybody that we contract with to provide a service. That service is defined in the contract and that places certain obligations on Rural Metro. It does not carve out an exception for, if we think that the mutual aid agreements are unacceptable. It has performance times, performance criteria and there are penalties if they don't meet that. In my opinion we ought to continue to look to Rural Metro to fulfill the terms of that contract. That contract goes in place January 1 and mandates that they respond in certain time parameters. That contract mandates that they provide certain reports where we will have indications of whether or not they are at status zero or not able to respond and have to call upon another ambulance service. The contract was drawn up and the process was bid out as a performance based contract as opposed to a subsidy contract where the biggest one was to provide 911 emergency transport ambulance service. It did not have the criteria about the time parameters within which to respond, etc. We've now built that in and they will have to meet the criteria. Otherwise, they do face penalties and the potential of the contract being terminated. 1 Mr. Shepard: Jim, do you think between now and the next Committee meeting you could see whether these mutual aid agreements are appropriate to the new agreement or not? Mr. WaIl: Yes. I Mr. Shepard: I would like to make a motion that we refer this matter to our attorll':Y for further review Df these mutual aid agreements_ Mr. Beard: I move we accept this as information. Mr. Shepard: Would you add to your motion that the Attorney review the mutual aid agreements? Mr. Beard: I wilL Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carries unanimously. 4. Approve selection of Palmetto Microfilm Systems, Inc. (pMSI) as vendor for the Elcctronic Document Managemcnt System (EDMS) project to be funded through approved SPLOST funds, subject to final contract approval from the County Attorney. Mr. Beard: So move for approval I 2 1 I 1 Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carries unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. bb Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission :1 PUBLIC SAFETY l\'G-ENB2\ COMJ\.1ITTEE ROOM - November 25,2002 1-:30"P:M. I. Approve Purchase of Subcontract between ARC (Juvenile Court) and Connuruty Mental Health Center of East Central Georgia for juvenile offenders. 2. Approve the purchase of a walk-in freezer in the Augusta Richmond County Jail Kitchen at 40 1 Walton Way to augment and supplement the current existing walk. in freezer that is now being used for food storage at the facility. Funding is provided in existing funds within the Sheriff's Department. 3. Update from the Administrator regarding the development of a comprehensive policy concerning ambulance transportation in Augusta. (Referred from November II Public Safety) 4. Approve selection ofPaImetto Microfilm Systems, Inc. (pMSI) as vendor for the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) project to be funded through approved SPLOST funds, subject to final contract approval from the County Attorney. - - . 'WI' -