Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: IT - Information Technology

Directors' Update: Dec. 15, 2021

Business Meeting: Dec. 21, 2021

Summary:

Resolution for infrastructure access and support agreements between the Lewis County Information Technology Services Department and area emergency response services of police and fire agencies. 

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Resolution

WHEREAS, RCW 39.34.080 authorizes public agencies to perform governmental services, activities or undertakings that each public agency entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, provided such contract shall be authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract; and

WHEREAS, area emergency response providers and Lewis County IT Services desire to enter into agreements for access to Lewis County infrastructure and support for area emergency response agencies’ mobile and office computers, which is necessary to access the County-provided VPN connections to the countywide law database; and

WHEREAS, the director of Information Technology has reviewed interlocal agreements between Lewis County and area emergency response agencies regarding connectivity and infrastructure support, and recommends that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approve the interlocal agreements between Lewis County and area emergency response agencies regarding technical services work to be performed by county staff.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC has determined proceeding with an interlocal agreement between Lewis County and area emergency services agencies (individually listed below) is in the best public interest and is hereby approved for the year 2022, and the BOCC hereby authorizes Matt Jaeger, Director of Information Technology Services, to sign the same on behalf of the County.

Centralia Police Department, Chehalis Police Department, Morton Police Department, Napavine Police Department, Toledo Police Department, Winlock Police Department, Medic 1, AMR, Riverside Fire Authority, Fire District 1, Fire District 2, Fire District 3, Fire District 5, Fire District 6, Fire District 8, Fire District 13, Fire District 14, Fire District 15, and the Chehalis Fire Department.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 21st day of December, 2021.