Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the City of Madison Fire Department to provide emergency crisis services through Madison’s CARES program to the City of Sun Prairie. The City of Sun Prairie will compensate the City of Madison at $531 per CARES response. The number of actual responses provided to Sun Prairie has yet to be determined. The agreement is expected to begin in December 2024.
The 2024 adopted operating budget includes $275,000 to fund an additional CARES team added through Finance Committee amendment #12. The amendment also added $275,000 in General Fund Revenue - Payment for Municipal Services to offset the cost of the team. Service delivery to Sun Prairie will be provided with current CARES staffing and resources and an additional team will not be added. No additional city appropriation is required.
Title
Approving an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Sun Prairie and the City of Madison for the Madison Fire Department to provide emergency crisis services through the City of Madison CARES program.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Madison and City of Sun Prairie recognize the need to provide emergency crisis response services to the residents of Sun Prairie;
WHEREAS, “emergency crisis services” are provided by the City of Madison CARES program;
WHEREAS, Madison and Sun Prairie are authorized by Wis. Stats. § 66.0301 to contract with each other for the receipt or furnishing of services;
WHEREAS, under this agreement, the Madison Fire Department (MFD) will provide emergency response and non-emergency response for emergency crisis situations (which for purposes of this Agreement shall include emergency crisis transport), and other, similar emergency crisis response services provided by MFD for emergency crisis responses at the same level of service and response as provided within the City of Madison;
WHEREAS, MFD is currently operating with three CARES teams every weekday and one CARES team on weekends;
WHEARES, the total number of ...
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