93-200 - Valley Communications Center - Police and Fire Joint Dispatch

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Presiding Officer or a majority of its members. Special meetings may be called by the Presiding Officer or any two (2) members upon not less than seven (7) days' prior written notice. 5.0 CENTER DIRECTOR. Not later than sixty (60) days after execution of this Agreement, the Operating Board shall recommend to the Administration Board a person to act as the Center Director. Such Director shall be responsible to the Operating Board, shall advise same from time to time on a proposed budget and other appropriate means in order to fully implement the purposes of this Agreement. The Director shall administer the program in its day -to -day opera- tions consistent with the policies adopted by the Administration Board. Such Director shall also act as the Finance Officer of the Center and all disburse- ments shall have the prior written approval of the Operating Board. Such Director shall have experience in technical, financial and administrative fields and such appointment shall be on the basis of merit only. 6.0 PERSONNEL POLICY. 6.1 The Operating Board shall submit to the Administration Board, within sixty (60) days after execution hereof, a proposed personnel policy for said Center for its approval, rejection or modification. All of such modifi- cations or revisions shall have the final approval of the Administration Board. 6.2 Such personnel policy shall provide for the initial appointment to the.Center's staff from the personnel presently permanently appointed or assigned as dispatchers in the participating cities. Additional and subse- quent employees, with the exception of the Center's Director, shall be appointed by the Director upon meeting the qualifications established by the Operating Board and adopted by the Administration Board. None of such employees shall be Commissioned members of any emergency service, but may be eligible for membership under the Public Employees Retirement System, as provided by law. 7.0 BUDGET. 7.1 The Director shall present a proposed budget to the Operating Board on or before August 15 of each year, which said budget shall then be presented to the Administration Board not later than September 1 of such year. Thereafter the participating local entities shall be advised of the programs and objectives as contained in said proposed budget, and of the required financial participation for the ensuing year. No funds shall be expended by such Center until proper funds have been appropriated by each participating city in its annual budget, and as otherwise provided by law. The allocation of prorated financial participation among local governments shall be the percentage of dispatched calls attributed to each jurisdiction compared to the total dispatched calls. The percentages shall be applied to -3-