Number: 3.0

 

Replaces:

 

Date Issued: April 01, 1995

 

Revised:  March 26, 2002

 

Date Effective: April 01, 2002

 

Subject: Authority

 

            The El Paso and Teller County Enhanced 9-1-1 Authority shall be responsible for the continuous operation and day-to-day maintenance of the Enhanced 9-1-1 System, associated equipment is defined as:

 

1.       ANI-ALI Equipment

2.       Telephone Equipment

3.       Computer Equipment

4.       Generators

5.       Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

6.       Any other equipment/items authorized and purchased by the Enhanced 9-1-1 Authority

 

            The Authority was created by an Intergovernmental Agreement, effective June 1, 1989. There were thirty-three (33) original signatories to the 1989 Intergovernmental Agreement.

 

            A re-stated Intergovernmental Agreement became effective on November 20, 2000. Thirty-seven (37) were signatories to this document. They are:

 

            The Board of County Commissioners of El Paso County

            The Board of County Commissioners of Teller County

            The City of Colorado Springs

            The City of Cripple Creek

            The City of Fountain

            The City of Manitou Springs

            The City of Woodland Park

            The Town of Calhan

            The Town of Green Mountain Falls
            The Town of Monument

            The Town of Palmer Lake

            The Town of Ramah

            The City of Victor

            The Black Forest Fire Protection District

            The Broadmoor Fire Protection District

            The Calhan Fire Protection District

            The Cimarron Hills Fire Protection District

            The Divide Fire Protection District

            The Donald Wescott Fire Protection District

            The Ellicott Fire Protection District

            The Falcon Fire Protection District

            The Florissant Fire Protection District

            The Four Mile Fire Protection District

            The Green Mountain Falls/Chipita Park Fire Protection District

            The Hanover Fire Protection District

            The Mountain Communities Fire Protection District

            The Northeast Teller Fire Protection District

            The Peyton Fire Protection District

            The Security Fire Protection District

            The SW Highway 115 Fire Protection District

            The Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection District

            The Tri-County Fire Protection District

            The Tri-Lakes Fire Protection District

            The Woodman Valley Fire Protection District

            The Woodmoor/Monument Fire Protection District

            The United States Army at Fort Carson

            The United States Air Force Academy

 

            The Authority has designated specific public safety agencies as Primary Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).  They are:

 

            Colorado Springs Police Department

            Manitou Springs Police Department

            Fountain Police Department

            El Paso County Sheriff’s Office

            U.S. Air Force Academy Fire Department

            Fort Carson Fire Department

            Peterson Air Force Base Security Police

            Teller County Sheriff’s Office

            Woodland Park Police Department

            Cripple Creek Police Department

 

            These agencies, as system participants, shall operate and maintain the PSAP Enhanced 9-1-1 equipment and associated systems and equipment provided to them in accordance with approved policies and procedures.

 

            The Authority’s operating structure is set forth in the Re-stated Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) and By-laws as established by the Authority. By-laws can be updated regularly at the discretion of the Authority.