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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Other Part(ies): Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (“Metra”), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the County of Cook on behalf of the Sheriff of Cook County (“Cook County”) to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (“Metra”) for 911 System dispatching/monitoring services for the Metra Police twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Goods or Services: The Cook County Sheriff’s Office will provide 911 System dispatching/monitoring services for the Metra Police twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week on Metra’s Starcom frequency channel and provide additional staffing for corresponding special events, when requested by Metra.
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: 5/1/2023 and shall continue for five (5) years, with the option of renewing a subsequent two (2) year period
Fiscal Impact: Revenue Neutral
Accounts: N/A
Summary: Authorization for the County of Cook on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office to enter into and execute an IGA with Metra for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to provide 911 System dispatching/monitoring services for the Metra Police twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week on Metra’s Starcom frequency channel.
Metra agrees to reimburse the Cook County Sheriff’s Office on a quarterly basis based on the following:
1st year of service - $1,042,804.00
2nd year of service - $1,099,007.00
3rd year of service - $1,158,603.00
4th year of service - $1,224,973.00
5th year of service - $1,296,097.00
Metra may request and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office may provide additional staffing corresponding to special events. Metra agrees to reimburse Cook County Sheriff’s Office for actual overtime dispatch cost, actual software licensing amounts incurred on Metra’s behalf, provided Metra consents to the licensing arrangement in writing. Metra’s cost for this section shall not exceed $200,000.00 over the term of this IGA.
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