Midland Park to contract with Ridgewood firm for dispatching
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014, 4:48 PM
BY EMERGENCY SERVICES
CORRESPONDENT
MIDLAND PARK SUBURBAN NEWS
MIDLAND PARK – The Borough Council introduced an ordinance to enter into an interlocal agreement with Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch to provide emergency dispatch services at its Sept. 11 meeting.
The agreement, set to begin Jan. 1, signals the end of a 15-year relationship with Wyckoff for those services.
“It is a simple and straightforward financial decision,” said Mayor Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan.
Borough Clerk Administrator Adeline Hanna said the contract between the Ridgewood-based dispatch service is being prepared by legal counsel.
“The contract details have not been finalized,” she said.
Information contained in the proposal dated June 27 and submitted by Central Dispatch Director Jack F. Tancos lists the annual fee for the dispatch service at $235,000.
The proposal calls for a five-year agreement with annual increases “not to exceed 5 percent in any give year, to offset increases in operating costs.”
Although the annual fee is less than the $260,000 proposal from Wyckoff, the change in service comes with additional costs.
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