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Commissioners review $49 million joint EOC/911 backup project; sheriff's backup call center cost shown as $4.5 million
Summary
County staff described a planned joint city-county Emergency Operations Center and 911 backup site that would cost roughly $49 million in total; the sheriff's backup component was budgeted at $4.5 million and commissioners asked about consolidating 911 services and potential savings.
County staff and engineers presented an update on a planned joint Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and 9-1-1 backup facility, describing cost shares with the city and a separately budgeted backup call center for the sheriff's office.
County staff said the total project cost will be split between the city and county, with the city's share at about $28.6 million and the county's share at about $20.4 million. Staff also said the amount allocated specifically for a backup component to serve the sheriff's call-taking function is $4.5 million.
Deputy director for County Engineering Perry Manns described the project's site and scope and said the EOC and emergency-management elements account for roughly 25,000 square feet of a 38,000-square-foot facility. The city/county joint backup 9-1-1 area was described as roughly 9,100 square feet and the sheriff's backup call center as about 3,100 square feet.
Commissioners asked whether staff had analyzed consolidation of city and county 9-1-1 operations and whether an existing facility vacated by consolidation could serve as a backup instead of building a new location. Manager Hager said the city'county interlocal agreements set current cost shares (roughly 79/21 city/county split for 9-1-1 operational expenses) and that the county's backup component for the sheriff is budgeted at 100% county cost. Staff said a detailed operational consolidation study had not yet been completed; they offered to provide comparative analyses of potential space and operating-cost savings.
Perry Manns said one operational driver for physically separate backup locations is continuity of operations: backup centers should not share a roof with the primary site so a single event cannot take both centers offline. Staff also said the selected site allows the existing facility to remain in operation during construction and reduces leasing costs for temporary space.
The board asked for a cost breakdown by function and a clearer accounting of how much of the project cost is attributable to the sheriff's backup space versus the county and city EOC elements. Preconstruction services and architectural contracts tied to the project were on the consent list for approval at the board's regular meeting. The discussion did not record a formal vote; staff said additional cost and square footage details would be supplied to the commissioners in follow-up materials.
