Title
Intergovernmental Services Agreement between Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita for Operation of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Flood Control System.
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Recommended Action: Approve the agreement and authorize the Chairman to sign.
Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita are responsible for maintaining the Wichita-Sedgwick County Flood Control System. This agreement outlines the duties and obligations of both Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita with regard to the Flood Control System, including the services to be provided, annual CIP projects and shared funding. This agreement will be executed annually.
Alternatives: Take such action as the Board deems appropriate.
Financial Considerations: For fiscal year 2019, the total budget for the Flood Control (excluding CIP projects) has been approved as $2,289,422.00. Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita will each contribute half of this sum ($1,144,711.00). The Sedgwick County 2019 operating budget included an allocation of $1,091,129.00 for this purpose; a transfer of $53,582.00 from the Operating Reserve to the Flood Control fund center will occur once this agreement is approved to cover the County's half of the Flood Control Operation Budget. In addition to this funding for general operations and maintenance, each party has agreed to contribute no more than $500,000.00 for designated CIP projects.
Legal Considerations: 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: N/A