HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/7/2005 - Adopted Board RecordsAT A JOINT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; CITY OF ROANOKE; AND ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT
COMMISSION, HELD AT THE NOEL C. TAYLOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING ON
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2005
RESOLUTION 030705-1 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
CITY OF ROANOKE FOR FIRE AND RESCUE AUTOMATIC AID IN
THE HOLLINS AND MOUNT PLEASANT AREAS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY
WHEREAS, §§ 27-2, 27-4 and 27-23.9, of the Code of Virginia (1950), as
amended, authorizes local governments to cooperate in the furnishing of fire and
emergency medical response and related rescue issues; and
WHEREAS, the City of Roanoke and the County of Roanoke have demonstrated
a pattern of successful cooperation through the joint operation of the Fire and Rescue
Training Center and in the co -staffing arrangement of the County's Clearbrook station;
and
WHEREAS, the City and the County have determined that their regional
cooperation efforts can be expanded to provide automatic aid for fire and rescue
services in each jurisdiction, specifically in the Hollins and Mount Pleasant areas of the
County and the North Williamson Road and Garden City areas of the City, by
automatically dispatching the closest fire or rescue equipment to an E-911 call,
regardless of the location; and
WHEREAS, this cooperative concept of automatic aid to both County and City
will improve public safety and service to its citizens by improving response times on
both fire and rescue calls in the targeted areas and eliminating the occurrence of
emergency equipment actually passing other fire stations on route to an emergency
response.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1. That the Board hereby approves the Fire and Rescue Automatic Aid
Agreement to provide these services in the Hollins and Mount Pleasant areas
of Roanoke County and the North Williamson Road and Garden City areas of
Roanoke City, in substantially the form as attached to this resolution, and
authorizes the County Administrator, or his designee, to execute this
Agreement on behalf of Roanoke County, upon a form as approved by the
County Attorney.
2. That the County and the City agree to develop and adopt operational,
communication, dispatch, safety and medical protocols that meet professional
standards for the effective implementation of this Agreement. All operational
protocols are to be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Fire Chiefs of the
County and the City.
3. That the services performed and expenditures made under this Agreement
shall be deemed to be for legitimate public and governmental purposes and
all immunities from liability enjoyed by the County and its fire/emergency
medical services and resource personnel within its boundaries shall extend to
its personnel wherever located during their participation under this
Agreement.
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On motion of Supervisor Flora to adopt the resolution, and carried by the following
recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors McNamara, Wray, Flora, Altizer
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Church
A COPY TESTE:
Brenda J.Holton, CMC
Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
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Richard E. Burch, Jr., Chief, Fire and Rescue
Paul M. Mahoney, County Attorney
Diane D. Hyatt, Chief Financial Officer
Mary F. Parker, Clerk, Roanoke City Council
William M. Hackworth, Roanoke City Attorney
James Grigsby, Roanoke City Fire -EMS Chief
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ACTION NO. A -030705-1.a
ITEM NO. 4
AT A JOINT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA; CITY OF ROANOKE; AND ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT COMMISSION,
HELD AT THE NOEL C. TAYLOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING
MEETING DATE: March 7, 2005
AGENDA ITEM: Request to approve an agreement with the City of Roanoke for
fire and rescue automatic aid in the Hollins and Mount
Pleasant areas of Roanoke County and related personnel
positions required to implement service enhancements
SUBMITTED BY: Richard E. Burch, Jr.
Chief of Fire and Rescue
APPROVED BY: Elmer C. Hodge
County Administrator
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS:
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:
In February 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved by consensus the development of an
agreement between Roanoke County and Roanoke City to provide automatic aid to areas
in both localities. By approving this agreement, the County and City would provide
reciprocal services in the areas around the Hollins and Mount Pleasant Stations in the
County; Stations 11 and 13 in the City. This agreement provides mutual benefits to both
jurisdictions and will result in service enhancements for the citizens.
Implementation of this agreement will require the addition of eight (8) paramedic/firefighter
positions and the upgrade of three (3) existing positions at a cost of $450,000 for salaries,
benefits, scheduled overtime, uniforms, physicals, and pagers. The fee for ambulance
transport revenue, with adopted increases, is projected to be sufficient to cover this
amount.
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In addition, concerns regarding coverage in the Back Creek, Bent Mountain, and Cave
Spring areas have been expressed. To implement enhanced services in these areas, a
plan has been developed to place personnel at Back Creek Station to not only provide
relief for that area, but to also enable Back Creek to provide backup coverage to the Bent
Mountain and Cave Spring areas. To implement this plan, an additional four (4) personnel
would need to be approved and could once again be funded from the fee for ambulance
transport revenue.
FISCAL IMPACT:
A total of $675,000 would need to be appropriated to the Fire and Rescue Department
from the fee for ambulance transport revenue to fund a total of twelve (12)
paramedic/firefighter positions.
ALTERNATIVES:
Without the approval of the automatic aid agreement and the twelve (12)
paramedic/firefighter positions and funding, we will be unable to proceed with the automatic
aid agreement with the City of Roanoke, and be unable to provide enhanced services to
citizens in the Back Creek, Bent Mountain, and Cave Spring areas.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Board approve the following actions:
(1) adopt the attached resolution approving the agreement with the City of Roanoke for
fire and rescue automatic aid in the Hollins and Mount Pleasant areas of Roanoke
County; and
(2) approve the twelve (12) paramedic/firefighter positions, the upgrade of three (3)
existing positions and related funding totaling $675,000.00 from the fee for
ambulance transport revenue.
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VOTE:
Supervisor Flora motion to approve staff recommendation which includes the two
actions
Motion Approved
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Richard E. Burch, Jr., Chief, Fire and Rescue
Paul M. Mahoney, County Attorney
Diane D. Hyatt, Chief Financial Officer
Joe Sgroi, Director, Human Resources
Rebecca Owens, Director, Finance
Yes
No
Absent
Mr. McNamara
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Mr. Church
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Mr. Wray
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Mr. Flora
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Mr. Altizer
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Richard E. Burch, Jr., Chief, Fire and Rescue
Paul M. Mahoney, County Attorney
Diane D. Hyatt, Chief Financial Officer
Joe Sgroi, Director, Human Resources
Rebecca Owens, Director, Finance