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File #: 25-046    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/7/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting
On agenda: 1/28/2025 Final action: 1/28/2025
Title: Renewal of Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Arapahoe County and the City of Littleton for Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Functions
Attachments: 1. Board Summary Report, 2. 2025 Extension Letter, 3. Resolution
To: Board of County Commissioners

Through: Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff

Prepared By:
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Nathan Fogg, Director, Office of Emergency Management
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Subject:
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Renewal of Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Arapahoe County and the City of Littleton for Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Functions
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Purpose and Request:
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The Sheriff's Office requests the Board of County Commissioners to authorize the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners to sign and renew the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Arapahoe County and the City of Littleton for provision of Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Functions and authorize the Sheriff's Office to maintain the one Full Time Employee (FTE) to the Office of Emergency Management in the Sheriff's Office.
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Background and Discussion: The ACSO OEM provides emergency management services to the residents of unincorporated Arapahoe County and current contract municipalities, Centennial, Englewood, and Littleton. In 2023, the City of Littleton recognized the importance of having access to professional emergency managers. During the discussions with the interim City Manager and Police Department, the parties realized that IGA where the City would pay for an Arapahoe County 0.5 FTE that would meet the City's needs while unifying the plans, concepts, and operations of Emergency Management organizations within the county. This unification of planning, organizing, equipping, training, exercising, and responding serves to simplify disaster response and recovery and is expected to yield increased efficiencies as the program matures. The City, as noted in the IGA, will pay for 0.5 FTE ($66,691 inclusive of benefits) and equipment to support the position but receives the benefit of the entire office. Cost increase requests will be submitted in writing to the City of Littleton no later than June 15th of each year.

The efficiencies are gained through the application of consistent ...

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