On or about September 30, 2013, the vast majority of municipalities within Broward County entered into the Agreement between Broward County and the participating Municipalities for participation in the Regional Consolidated E-911 Communications System which was subsequently amended by a First Amendment (as amended prior to this proposed Second Amendment, the “Participation Agreement”) in order to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare by improving the safety of first responders and persons residing or traveling in Broward County, eliminating or reducing call transfers that result in delayed responses, and facilitating the migration to consolidated new technologies, among other benefits.
In conjunction with entering into the Participation Agreement, each municipality also entered into a Regional Interlocal Agreement, which was subsequently amended by a First Amendment (as amended prior to the effective date of this proposed Second Amendment, the “RILA”) with the County to allocate responsibilities for the deployment of technical resources and responsibilities for the countywide public safety communications system.
This second amendment to the E-911 agreement will amend the Participation Agreement and the RILA (collectively, the “System Agreements”) to extend the terms of the System Agreements for coterminous, consecutive periods of five years.