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Council authorizes one-year dispatch agreement with Umatilla County while negotiations continue
Summary
Council approved a one-year intergovernmental agreement with Umatilla County to continue emergency and non-emergency dispatch services with cost adjustments; staff said parties will continue talks about substantive contract changes next fiscal year.
The Umatilla City Council voted to authorize a one-year intergovernmental agreement with Umatilla County to continue dispatching emergency and non-emergency calls while broader contract negotiations continue.
Staff told the council the draft had been presented at the prior meeting and that, "we just ran out of time" to finish substantive contract negotiations; the recommendation was to approve the agreement with cost adjustments and continue negotiations into the next fiscal year. Councilors asked no follow-up questions and voted to approve the resolution authorizing the mayor to sign the agreement.
Why it matters: The contract preserves continuity of public-safety dispatch services for the coming year while the city and county continue bargaining over longer-term terms and costs.
What’s next: Staff will continue interagency discussions with the county during the next budget cycle and report back to council as negotiations progress.
