(A) The primary responsibilities of the Commission are:
(1) Ensure that Lake County’s PSAPs enter into an interlocal agreement under I.C. 36-1-7 so that there are not more than two PSAPS after January 1, 2015.
(2) Consolidate the PSAPS with as little impact upon public safety as possible.
(3) Operate an efficient and responsive 911 system.
(B) The Commission shall make recommendations to the County Commissioners regarding:
(1) Financing, purchasing and contracting for the implementation of a consolidated dispatch function that complies with state law.
(2) Contracting with consultants including architects, engineers, attorneys, auditors and others to assist in the financing, planning, development and implementation of the consolidated dispatch function.
(3) Acquiring personal or real property, or any interest therein, by lease or conveyance.
(4) Recommending persons for the Executive Director who shall be selected by the Board of Commissioners from the list of candidates.
(5) Owning, improving and constructing facilities on real property.
(6) Conveying, leasing, mortgaging or otherwise disposing of or encumbering personal or real property, or interests therein, or facilities on it.
(7) Assessing charges for using the consolidated dispatch center.
(8) Entering into and performing use and occupancy agreements concerning the consolidated 911 dispatch function.
(C) The Commission shall make recommendations to the County Council regarding:
(1) The Commission’s annual budget required to operate the Department.
(2) The staff structure for the Department to be adopted by the Council in its fiscal capacity.
(3) The number of departmental employees, compensation, and benefits.
(D) The Commission’s powers include:
(1) Operating and maintaining the consolidated dispatch function including: frequency planning, managing the licensing of frequencies with the Federal Communications Commission and anything else needed for the proper functioning of the consolidated dispatch center.
(2) Developing means of sharing information operationally and technologically to improve public safety.
(3) Developing a personnel system for employees of the Commission including staffing, salary, benefits and standards for hiring, and disciplining employees.
(4) Accepting revenue from fees, gifts, devises, bequests, grants, loans, appropriations, revenue sharing, other financing and any other aid from any source.
(5) Creating committees to assist in carrying out its purposes.
(6) Establishing procedures to be followed by the Department in its operations.
(Ord. 1362A, passed 7-9-2013; Ord. 1362A-3, passed 3-12-2019)