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HASTINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL T. SCHUTT, FIRE & EMS DIRECTOR
115 West 5'h Street
Hastings, MN 55033-1815
Business Office {651) 480-6150
Fax {651) 480-6170
TO: Honorable Mayor Hicks and City Council Members
FROM: Michael T. Schutt, Fire & EMS Directo}:s~,~i .
DATE: November 29, 2007
SUBJECT: Proposed Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Dakota Communications
Center (DCC) Funding Support for Fire/EMS Records Management
Description
In preparation for the DCC, all fire agencies in Dakota County will be converting their current
records management systems to a common electronic records platform. With this change over,
the DCC is offering 50% funding to assist in the conversion costs associated for each city in
Dakota County.
Background
Currently, the Hastings Fire Department is using a computer program called Firehouse® for
records management. It was agreed upon by all fire agencies in Dakota County to contract with
Image Trend Inc. to provide electronic records management, inspection reports and fire reports
to all fire agencies in the county. The DCC supports this decision.
Image Trend Inc., is located in Lakeville, Minnesota. They have a very good reputation in
assisting agencies in operational needs. Currently, Image Trend Inc. provides patient care report
service for all ambulance services in Dakota County, including the City of Hastings Ambulance
Service.
Requested Action•
1. Approve resolution authorizing Dakota Communications Center funding support for
fire/EMS records management.
FIRE SUPPRESSION - FIRE EDUCATION - FIRE PREVENTION - AMBULANCE SERVICE
CITY OF HASTINGS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County and all Dakota County Cities with a population of
more than 10,000 have agreed to participate in a county-wide Joint Dispatch Center,
known as the Dakota Communications Center (DCC), which is govemed by a Joint
Powers Agreement; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing a study conducted by DCC user agencies, the
Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Dakota Communications Center
formally adopted the Printrak Computer Aided Dispatch and Mobile Data software
solution as provided by LOGIS, a consortium of local government technology users
governed by a Joint Powers Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota Communications Center recognizes the operational
advantages of an integrated Dispatch and Fire/EMS records management system; and
WHEREAS, a users group of DCC Fire/EMS agency members has determined
that the Fire/EMS Records Management offered by ImageTrend® is best suited to
meeting the records management needs of DCC Members; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the DCC, in official action on July 19,
2007, voted to designate the ImageTrend®records management system as the single
fire/EMS interface to the DCC; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota Communications Center will pay 50% of the data
conversion costs for the City of Hastings to convert their fire records management system
to the ImageTrend®Fire/EMS records management system, if such intent is declared by
the City of Hastings no later than December 31, 2007, with system implementation no
later than December 31, 2008.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Hastings will
utilize the ImageTrend®Fire/EMS records management system as the records
management system for the Fire Department's records management needs, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Administrator inform the Dakota
Communications Center of this decision to participate in the ImageTrend®Fire/EMS
records management system.
Adopted this 3`d day of December, 2007
Paul Hicks, Mayor
Melanie Mesko Lee/City Clerk
11/29/07 Page 1