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Resolution No. 23 (2014)
RESOLUTION TO DISCONTINUE FURTHER STUDY OF A
MERGED PIERCE-ST. CROIX COUNTY PSAP
1 WHEREAS, St. Croix and Pierce County have been engaged in discussion about ways to avoid
2 service duplication, achieve economies, and deliver high quality service through potential
3 collaboration; and
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5 WHEREAS, resolutions were adopted by St. Croix County (Resolution No. 14(2013)) and Pierce
6 County (Resolution 13-10) approving a feasibility study regarding potential consolidation of the
7 St. Croix County and Pierce County 9-1-1 Centers, and to share the costs of said study; and
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9 WHEREAS, the PSC Alliance report regarding the potential 9-1-1 merger concludes that it is
10 feasible for such a merger to take place, but identifies numerous challenges and obstacles that
11 need to be addressed, overcome and agreed upon between the two Counties in order for there to
12 be a successful 9-1-1 merger; and
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14 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Public Protection Committee at its regular meeting on July 18,
15 2014 discussed the challenges and obstacles that need to be addressed between the two Counties;
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18 WHEREAS, there is currently no State fiscal incentives to assist PSAP's with the substantial
19 costs associated with consolidation; and
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21 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Public Protection Committee has determined that it is not in
22 St. Croix County's best interest to continue further actions to merge with Pierce County.
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24 THEREFORE be it resolved by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors that further actions to
25 merge Pierce-St. Croix County PSAP's be discontinued and that Wisconsin legislative officials
26 be contacted and encouraged to pass legislation adopting fiscal incentives to assist PSAP
27 mergers in the future.
Sponsored By: Public Protection Committee on July 18, 2014
Le-gal- Fiscal- Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note: None
Fiscal Impact: The PSC Alliance Final Report regarding the potential merger, estimates the one-
time cost of merging the two PSAP's at $1.58 million and suggests a 62% (St. Croix)
- 38% (Pierce) split. Additional costs are unknow at this time. The County Board
approved spending up to $20,000 on 4/15/14 for further study of a merger. The
$20,000 was never appropriated via Budget Amendment. Zero dollars have been
spent to date on additional study.
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St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call - Vote Requirement - Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED [15 TO 1]
MOVER: Andy Brinkman, Supervisor
SECONDER: Scott Nelson, Supervisor
AYES: Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Christopher Babbitt, Howard Novotny, Roy Sjoberg, Stephen Nielsen, Scott
Nelson, Jill Ann Berke, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Ron Kiesler, Andy Brinkman, Paulette
Anderson, Shaela Leibfried
NAYS: Judy Achterhof
ABSENT: Chris Kilber, David Peterson, William Peavey
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on August 5, 2014
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk