Milwaukee Area Public Safety Consortium

Purpose of Agreement

This agreement is made in recognition of the need for Milwaukee area law enforcement and fire agencies to share information, information technology and resources in an effort to insure the most efficient and effective service delivery to their citizens and personnel.

Participating Agencies

An agency commits itself to this agreement by adopting an ordinance or resolution authorizing participation.

Agreement

Agencies participating in the Milwaukee Area Public Safety Consortium agree to work cooperatively with the other member agencies to:

• Share in the implementation and maintenance of a wide area network connecting the member agencies.
• Facilitate grants benefiting all member agencies for the purpose of data sharing and sharing information technology resources.
• Facilitate improvements in justice information systems and software.
• Other efforts as deemed necessary by the governing board.

Governance

Upon approval of this agreement, each member agency will appoint two representatives to a governing committee.  Such representatives shall include one technical representative and one operational representative.

Although members of the governing committee shall determine the needs and plans of the consortium in the interest of the group and their respective agency, it is understood that members of the group do not have the authority to encumber funds without the approval of their agency head or common council/board.