Memo

To:              Mayor Dick Bolender     

From:         Robert L. Kufrin, City Administrator

Subject:      Joint Dispatching Committees

Date:          Friday, July 11, 2003

The Technical Committee report recommended that three committees continue to study the issue of consolidated dispatching and prepare a final report to the three Common Councils with a view towards a final decision in time for the 2004 budget deliberations. I have taken the liberty of preparing several suggested committee compositions. One of the potential issues with a committee serving three cities is providing proper representation and yet keeping the group to a manageable size. The committee membership of each city is a local decision and the inclusion of any particular position is for discussion purposes only. The second issue is whether the City of St. Francis would ask to join in the study and become an option.

Oversight Committee – 19 members

Assignment:  Discuss and prepare recommendations consistent with the direction provided by the Common Councils and Mayors within the time period allowed. At a minimum, the Oversight Committee should:

a. Determine a projected starting date for consolidated operation

b. Determine deadlines for sub-committee tasks to be completed

c. Determine if consolidated dispatch is run as a 66.301 organization like MADACC or under a contract with Oak Creek

d. Develop a governance model based upon the decision of c above

e. Discuss the reports of the Personnel Committee and Technical Committee and develop recommendations

Oak Creek

Dick Bolender, Mayor, Co-Chairman

Alderman, to be selected by Mayor

Alderman, to be selected by Mayor

Tom Bauer, Police Chief

Jerry Hammernik, Fire Chief

Debra Paget, Dispatcher Union President

South Milwaukee

Dave Kieck, Mayor, Co-Chairman

Alderman, to be selected by Mayor

Alderman, to be selected by Mayor

Tim Talaska, Police Chief

Richard Omernik, Fire Chief

Dispatcher Union President

Cudahy

Ray Glowacki, Mayor

Alderman, to be selected by Mayor

Alderman, to be selected by Mayor

Jerry Wolff, Police Chief

Richard Demien, Fire Chief

Dispatcher Union President

Robert Kufrin, City Administrator, Project Coordinator

Joint Dispatch Personnel Committee – 7 members

Assignment: Discuss and prepare recommendations to address wage, benefits, seniority and the method under which the existing employees would move into a new organization.

Ann Lampe, Alderman, Chairman of Oak Creek Personnel Committee, Co-chairman

Alderman, Chairman of Cudahy Personnel Committee, Co-chairman

Alderman, Chairman of South Milwaukee Personnel Committee

Tom Bauer, Oak Creek Police Chief

Jerry Wolff, Cudahy Police Chief

Richard Omernik, South Milwaukee Fire Chief

Robert Kufrin, City Administrator, Coordinator

Technical Committee – 8 members

Assignment: Develop a more detailed capital and technology budget by August 1, 2003; develop a specific budget and financing mechanism for charging members for services by September 1, 2003 develop an operations policy manual by October 1, 2003; explore other technology or related cost savings opportunities

Robert Kufrin, Oak Creek City Administrator, Chairman

Tom Bauer, Oak Creek Police Chief

Jerry Hammernik, Oak Creek Fire Chief

Jerry Wolff, Cudahy Police Chief

Richard Damien, Cudahy Fire Chief

Tim Talaska, South Milwaukee Police Chief

Richard Omernik, South Milwaukee Fire Chief

Caesar Geiger, Oak Creek Information Technology Manager

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Printed: 06/26/03 1:45 PM

Created: 06/26/03 1:25 PM

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