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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS AND SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER.
Presented by: Misha Jacob-Warren, Assistant County Counselor.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the joint ordinance and resolution, authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement, and publish the joint ordinance and resolution.
PUBLIC COMMENT
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The City of Wichita and Sedgwick County, through a cooperative agreement, have jointly operated a Law Enforcement Training Center since June 12, 1985. Both governing bodies desire to continue providing such joint law enforcement training, but have long understood that the current facility is inadequate the meet the growing needs of the Wichita Police Department and the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office. The City and County have therefore jointly decided to purchase a new turn-key facility (the "LETC") located on the Wichita State University Innovation Campus. This agreement and corresponding resolution set forth the terms and conditions under which the City and the County will jointly operate and maintain the new LETC facility.
Alternatives: None.
Financial Considerations: The parties agree that City and County shall each provide and maintain a budget for law enforcement training, which shall annually be adopted by the governing bodies thereof. For the first five (5) years of this agreement, it is understood that Wichita State University will pay all costs associated with the operations and maintenance of the LETC facility. Thereafter, the City and County have agreed that, at the conclusion of each calendar quarter, County shall invoice City for its one-half share of the total operating and maintenance expenses for the preceding three months, which shall be determined by subtracting the pro-rata usage share that is to be attributed to and contributed by Wichita State University, and then splitting the remainder equally. Such operating and maintenance expenses shall include, but are not limited to, the following: electricity, natural gas, water and sewer, trash removal, pest control, alarm system, custodial supplies, maintenance equipment and supplies, routine building and grounds maintenance and service, unplanned and/or emergency repairs, employee expenses (salary and benefits) for maintenance worker, and associated costs of insurance and deductible expenses, as set forth herein.
The City and County also agree that any and all expenses associated with technology including, but not limited to, internet connectivity and telephone, will be the responsibility of the individual entity without expectation of reimbursement from any other.
Legal Considerations: The Interlocal Cooperation Act, K.S.A. 12-2901 et seq., authorizes the City and County to contract for certain joint cooperative purposes. Both the City and the County are public agencies, as that term is defined in K.S.A. 12-2903, and are capable of entering into this Interlocal Agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 12-2904. The authority for this action is K.S.A. 19-101, fourth, under which the County can make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to the concerns of the County. Approval is by simple majority vote.
Policy Considerations: None.
Outside Attendees: None.
Multimedia Presentation: None.