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TO: Mayor Robert J. O'Connor
FROM: Alayne M. Weingartz & Carie Anne Ergo
DATE: January 27, 2017
SUBJECT:
Resolution authorizing the City of Aurora to enter into Intergovernmental Agreement between the Kane County Emergency Telephone System Board, the City of Naperville on behalf of the Naperville Emergency Telephone System Board, the City of Aurora, and the Village of North Aurora authorizing the removal of the City of Aurora and the Village of North Aurora from the Kane County 9-1-1 system and the transfer of 9-1-1 service for the City of Aurora and the Village of North Aurora to the Naperville Emergency Telephone System Board
PURPOSE:
Resolutions 17-00073 and 17-00076 would allow Aurora to disconnect from its current Emergency System Telephone System Board (ETSB) (Kane County ETSB) and join the Naperville ETSB. This legislation also establishes the operation and function of the Naperville ETSB once Aurora and the Village of North Aurora are part of the Naperville ETSB. These resolutions further the purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Naperville approved by the City Council in December 2015.)
BACKGROUND:
Aurora operates its own Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) system, which receives emergency 9-1-1 calls and dispatches more than 100,000 calls annually for police, fire and ambulance services. The City currently is a member of the Kane County ETSB, which includes Kane Com and Tri-Com, which serve rural and small suburban towns while still operating on analog radio systems. The recent changes to the ETSB Act and the regular partnership with the City of Naperville caused the City of Aurora to explore its ETSB options. As part of that exploration, the City Council approved a resolution and MOU with the City of Naperville for the Future Creation of a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board with the City of Naperville.
After researching the issue, it was determined that Aurora could not independently disconnect from its current ...
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