Yes
679 No
164Total Votes: 843
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For the next five years, fire dispatch service for the South Okanagan will be handled out of Kelowna. In a controversial decision, the Regional District of South Okanagan voted Thursday to accept the bid put forward by the City of Kelowna. Kelowna's bid, at $1.075 million, was the lowest of four received when the RDOS put out a Request for Proposals for the dispatch service. Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton, the chair of the Regional Board, wasn't happy with the outcome of Thursday's vote. "City Council, which has four representatives, myself included, voted vehemently against moving this," says Ashton. "Pat Hampson and Mayor McLean, Pat being the Mayor of Oliver, and Mayor McLean of Princeton voted with City Council to hold the line, but unfortunately we were more expensive and what transpired was the Regional District Directors voted to move the facility to Kelowna. " The City of Surrey came in with the second highest bid followed by the Fraser Valley Regional District and the City of Penticton. Under Kelowna's bid, the Regional District will save nearly $1.8 million over the life of the contract. City of Penticton dispatchers have provided regional dispatch service since 1990. Five jobs will be lost because of the move.
2 comments:
With GPS, Google Map and other technology widely availabe and a saving of $300 to $400,000 per year, why wouldn't Vernon investigate using a dispatcher center in Kelowna to handle their dispatching?
There cannot be a saving of 300 to 400,000 as the total cost for dispatch in the North Okanagan is under $300,000.
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