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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #97071
BY: David L. Moffitt, District 18; Thomas Law, District 13; Dennis Powers, District
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IN RE: CENTRAL SERVICES - RADIO COMMUNICATIONS - STUDY OF COUNTY-WIDE 800 MHZ
DIGITAL TRUNKING COMMUNICATION FOR OUTSIDE AGENCIES - PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMUNICATIONS/TECHNOLOGY TASK FORCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS through Miscellaneous Resolutions #94030 and #94359, the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners established the policy for use of the 800 MHz radio
system by outside agencies; and
WHEREAS the policy authorizes Radio Communications to rent 800 MHz two-way
communication radios to public safety agencies provided: 1) system capacity exists;
2) the Sheriff's Department handles the dispatch services for the agency, or the
public safety agency desires mutual aid communications with the County and that the
use of radios under this provision be limited to mutual aid communications; and .3)
the public agency may be removed with 120 days notice should the County need the
system capacity in the future; and
WHEREAS the radio system was expanded from 10 to 14 channels in 1995 to
accommodate emergency medical communications, County growth and other public safety
agencies; and
WHEREAS the Radio Oversight Committee, established by Miscellaneous Resolution
#91247, previously recommended amending the policy to allow outside public safety
agencies to rent 800 MHz two-way radios free of dispatching or mutual aid
communications restrictions; and
WHEREAS according to the Oakland County Association of Chiefs of Police, as
articulated before the Board on April 10, 1997, there exists a need for public
safety agencies to be able to have common communication frequecies so, for example,
when situations such as the Wixom Ford Plant shooting occurred, involving up to 13
different public safety agencies simultaneously, all involved law enforcement
personnel can be aware of the others needs, actions and progress; and
WHEREAS a unified system of public safety agency communication could interface
with the 800 MHz digital trunking communication system being developed by the
Michigan State Police; and
WHEREAS technology and communication coordination between county public safety
agencies may best be accomplished with the cooperation and advice of county-wide law
enforcement agencies, and using the facilities of the county to research, plan,
make recommendations and coordinate proposed implementation of common communication
policy for public safety agencies in the county.
WHEREAS there exists other issues concerning the current state of law
enforcement technology and applicable standards for public safety agencies that
require study and would benefit from policy coordination.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners will
study the need for unified public safety agency communication in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon study and development of appropriate
recommendations and policy, that the county facilitate the unification of public
safety agency communication in the county on a 800 MHz digital trunking system, or
similar single state-of-the-art standard.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the chairperson of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners appoint a Task Force similar in nature to the previous Radio Oversight
Committee, to study public service agency communication needs, law enforcement
related technology developments, and the existing state of public safety agency
equipment and standards in the county, and make appropriate recommendations
Resolution *97071 April 10, 1997
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Public Services Committee.
There were no objections.