STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: November 8, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Fire-Rescue Department
EXECUTIVE: Jon Fortune
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) a two-year interlocal contract with Dallas College in the amount of $540,000.00 for reimbursement to the City for Dallas Fire-Rescue Department instructional services for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2025; (2) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $540,000.00 in the DCCCD El Centro Fund; and (3) an increase in appropriations in an amount not to exceed $540,000.00 in the DCCCD El Centro Fund - Financing: General Fund $50,000.00; Revenue: DCCCD El Centro Fund $540,000.00
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas owns and operates a fire academy approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education. Dallas College has agreed to place all authorized Fire Department training in the Community Service Program and to reimburse the City of Dallas for instructional salaries, equipment aids, printing, instructor travel, and office supplies with regard to the provision of basic training for the Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) recruits and in-service training for DFR veteran personnel. The reimbursement is paid to the City based on certifiable instructional hours from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Dallas College, formerly known as Dallas County Community College District, a Texas political subdivision of higher education encompasses all seven campuses, with each campus known as Dallas College:
• Brookhaven Campus
• Cedar Valley Campus
• Eastfield Campus
• El Centro Campus
• Mountain View Campus
• North Lake Campus
• Richland Campus
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On August 25, 2021, the City Council Authorized a two-year interlocal contract with El Centro College of the Dallas County Community College District for reimbursement of City of Dallas Fire-Rescue Department training cost for the period September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023, by Resolution No. 21-1372.
The City Council was briefed by memorandum regarding this item on November 3, 2023. <https://dallascityhall.com/government/citymanager/Documents/FY23-24%20Memos/PS%20Memo_11032023.pdf>
FISCAL INFORMATION
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Fund |
FY 2024 |
FY 2025 |
Future Years |
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General Fund |
$25,000.00 |
$25,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Revenue: DCCCD El Centro Fund $540,000.00