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Hermiston council approves FY24-25 dispatch IGA after months of negotiation
Summary
The Hermiston City Council authorized the city manager to sign a fiscal-year 2024–25 intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Umatilla County for consolidated dispatch services, accepting a negotiated payment of about $476,842 and urging improved prior notice of future increases.
Hermiston City Council on Monday authorized the city manager to sign the fiscal year 2024–25 intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Umatilla County for consolidated dispatch services, approving the city’s share at about $476,842 for the year.
City Manager Smith told the council the negotiated figure is lower than what a strict population-based formula would have produced; he said that formula would have put Hermiston’s share at roughly $654,319. Smith also said the county has agreed to the lower amount “as a result of a lot of discussions between the county and the cities.”
The matter mattered to council members mainly because of sharp increases in the city’s dispatch costs in recent years and the timing of county notifications. Councilor Litton and others pressed Smith for detail on why costs have risen and on…
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