HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 21-12-06ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21-12-06
of the
City Manager
City of Eugene, Oregon
DELEGATING TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE THE AUTHORITY TO
ESTABLISH DISPATCH CONTRACT RATES.
The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. Under the provisions of Chapter IV, Section 16 of the Eugene Charter of 2002, the City
Manager is designated as the administrative head of the City, specifically authorized to appoint and
remove all employees (except as otherwise provided in the Charter), organize, and, as deemed necessary,
disband and reorganize various City departments, and to enforce all ordinances of the City.
B. The City of Eugene provides Fire/EMS dispatching services for 17 agencies in Lane
County. The agencies enter into an agreement with the City of Eugene agreeing to pay the City an annual
Fire/EMS Dispatch Service fee. The fees are calculated annually based on a formula that utilizes each
jurisdiction's actual calls dispatched, per capita population, and assessed property value. In addition,
mid -year rate adjustments are occasionally necessary to compensate for unforeseen events such as
dissolution of districts, consolidation or withdrawal from the contract, and joint investment in additional
infrastructure (such as radio infrastructure).
C. It would be most efficient and. in the public interest, for the Eugene Chief of Police or
designee to establish the formula for calculating the annual Fire/EMS Dispatch Services rates since
emergency dispatch services are handled by the Eugene Police Department and, based on that formula,
determine the annual Fire/EMS Dispatch Services rates and any mid -year adjustments to those rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Manager of the City of Eugene orders and directs that:
1. The above findings are adopted.
2. The authority to establish the formula for calculating annual Fire/EMS Dispatch Service
rates and, based on that formula, determining the annual Fire/EMS Dispatch Services rates and any mid-
year adjustments to those rates is delegated to the Eugene Chief of Police.
3. The Eugene Chief of Police may in turn delegate the duties or responsibilities delegated
in this Order to such person or persons, qualified to perform the delegated duties upon finding it would be
more efficient and in the public interest to do so.
4. The delegation of authority contained in this Order shall be construed to extend to and
include any persons(s) "acting in capacity" (AIC) for the Eugene Chief of Police.
Dated and effective this 9th day of April , 2012.
Jon R. Ruiz
City Manager
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