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Center. The Fire and EMS Subcommittees shall be comprised of one firefighter, emergency medical responder, or supervisor from each fire and EMS agency served by the Dispatch Center. e. Each representative to the Dispatch Users Group will have one vote. f. The roles and responsibilities of the Dispatch Users Group will be to: 1. Provide user agency input to the Radio System Manager into the process of developing protocols and dispatching standards for the Dispatch Center. 2. Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between Dispatch Center staff and users for the purpose of improving service, reviewing critical incidents, and resolving complaints. 3. Provide for coordination of service between the Dispatch Center and local agencies with the intent of providing seamless public safety service that makes the administrative boundary between dispatching and field responders as transparent as possible to the public. 4. Provide input to the Dispatch Policy Committee as to the overall performance of the Dispatch Center in serving the needs of the user agencies. g. Issues that cannot be resolved by the Dispatch Users Group may be referred to the Committee. Article VII. Cost and Funding 7.01 Capital Expenditure and Equipment a. Subject to the provisions of Article 8.01 a., the County will pay the facility construction and site development costs for a Dispatch Center that will be of such size and configuration as to provide communications and dispatch services to meet the needs of consolidated dispatch. b. Subject to the provisions of Article 8.01 a., the County will pay for the 800 MHz radio system equipment in the Dispatch Center, including consoles and connections to the regional system backbone and payment to the City for their current consoles at fair market value ( "FMV "). For the purpose of this Agreement, it is agreed that the FMV of the City's current consoles and related equipment is $ 156,000. Upon payment by the County to the City for the consoles, title shall immediately transfer to the County. c. The City shall be responsible for any costs related to the disbanding of its PSAP /Dispatch Center and its communications infrastructure, including removal and disposal of existing equipment. d. The County shall have the first right of refusal for the transfer of any VHF channels the City will no longer need after the transition. 7.02 Operating Costs a. For the first Year (2007) and second Year (2008) of the Initial Service Term (2007), the City will pay the annual sum of $322,608 if the City of Saint Paul is not a Member and the annual sum of $217,775 if the City of Saint Paul is a Member. The City shall make payment to the County monthly in an amount equal to 1/12 of the appropriate sum for that Year. The County will be responsible for the balance of operating costs for the Dispatch Center ( "Dispatch Operating Costs ") not covered by payments from Members. Dispatch Center Operating Costs do not include the cost of any severance payments or retiree insurance for City employees prior to the date they become County employees. b. Thereafter, sixty (60) percent of the Dispatch Operating Costs will be paid through a county- wide property tax levy, and forty (40) percent of the Dispatch Operating Costs will be paid through an assessment to each Member based on Calls for Service from within the Member's jurisdictional boundaries compared to total Calls for Service to the Dispatch Center. A three - year rolling average of the Member's Calls for Services as a percentage share of Total Calls Dispatch Agreement with the City of Maplewood 7 of 1 1 -11-