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5.04 Dispatch Users Group <br />a. A Dispatch Users Group shall be formed, to be comprised of one chief or command officer <br />from each of the following agencies: <br />1. St Paul Police; <br />2. St Paul Fire; <br />3. Maplewood Police; <br />4. Maplewood Fire; <br />5. One suburban fire department other than Maplewood; <br />6. One suburban police department other than Maplewood; and <br />7. One undersheriff or command officer from the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. <br />b. The Dispatch Users Group may adopt rules regarding the selection by the agencies of their <br />Dispatch Users Group member by job classification and the duration of membership in the <br />Dispatch Users Group. If the City of Saint Paul does not sign an agreement to consolidate its <br />PSAP /Dispatch Center with the County's PSAP /Dispatch Center, the Dispatch Users Group <br />will be made up of the appropriate representatives from the jurisdictions that have entered <br />into a consolidation agreement. <br />c. The suburban fire department representative will be selected annually by the Ramsey County <br />Fire Chiefs Association. The suburban police department representative will be selected <br />annually by the Ramsey County Chiefs of Police. The Dispatch Users Group will meet <br />quarterly or at some other interval as determined by the group. <br />d. The Dispatch Users Group shall have a Law Enforcement Subcommittee and Fire and EMS <br />Subcommittees. The Law Enforcement Subcommittee shall be comprised of one police <br />officer, deputy, or supervisor from each law enforcement agency served by the Dispatch <br />Center. The Fire and EMS Subcommittees shall be comprised of one firefighter, emergency <br />medical responder, or supervisor from each fire and EMS agency served by the Dispatch <br />Center. <br />e. Each representative to the Dispatch Users Group will have one vote. <br />f The roles and responsibilities of the Dispatch Users Group will be to: <br />1. Provide user agency input to the Radio System Manager into the process of <br />developing protocols and dispatching standards for the Dispatch Center. <br />2. Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between Dispatch Center staff and users <br />for the purpose of improving service, reviewing critical incidents, and resolving <br />complaints. <br />3. Provide for coordination of service between the Dispatch Center and local agencies <br />with the intent of providing seamless public safety service that makes the <br />administrative boundary between dispatching and field responders as transparent as <br />possible to the public. <br />4. Provide input to the Dispatch Policy Committee as to the overall performance of the <br />Dispatch Center in serving the needs of the user agencies. <br />g. Issues that cannot be resolved by the Dispatch Users Group may be referred to the <br />Committee. <br />Article VT. Cost and Funding <br />6.01 Capital Expenditure and Equipment <br />a. The County will pay the facility construction and site development costs for a Dispatch <br />Center that will be of such size and configuration as to provide communications and dispatch <br />services to meet the needs of consolidated dispatch. <br />b. The County will pay for the 800 MHz radio system equipment in the Dispatch Center, <br />including consoles and connections to the regional system backbone. <br />Dispatch Agreement with the City of <br />7 5 of7.1 <br />