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Ratifying an Emergency Purchase Affidavit for Temporary Certified 9-1-1 Staffing
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WHEREAS, KaneComm is responsible for handling incoming emergency and non-emergency calls for police, fire, and medical services, and deploying those agencies; and
WHEREAS, KaneComm is currently experiencing a staffing shortage due to current vacancies, and normal hiring and the six-to-nine-month training program will not provide immediate coverage in the 9-1-1 center and schedule relief for the team that are necessary in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet necessary minimum staffing requirements and reduce excessive, long mandated overtime shifts for current staff, KaneComm has an immediate and urgent need to continue contracting with getResQ911 for temporary certified 9-1-1 Telecommunicator staffing to prevent or minimize the disruption to this crucial public safety service; and
WHEREAS, KaneComm has a need for additional temporary certified 9-1-1 Telecommunicator staffing in an amount not to exceed $165,500 for five (5) months, from the budgeted KaneComm personnel fund line item.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Emergency Purchase Affidavit, submitted by Kane County Emergency Communications and authorized by the County Board Chairman, is hereby ratified for the purchase of temporary certified 9-1-1 Telecommunicator staffing, as outlined in the Professional Services Agreement, from getRESQ911 in the amount of $165,500.
Line Item: 269.425.426.40000
Line Item Description: Salaries & Wages
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? N/A
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available? N/A
Passed by the Kane County Board on April 14, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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