a The cost of osintainina our own dispatch service would he roughly $32,000.00 this year, however, this can be reduced by one exployee aa the daytime operation can be taken carcof by existing staff in the Engineering Department. We vould, therefore, be required to cover the night shift plur the week-end operation. Capitz) cost would not be great In that the equipment is already available and no change in teloghone lines or radios vould be required. Under this cysten, there may be some work that could be allotted to the night time and week-end employees. I feel that these would have to te male employces in view of the nature of the shift. They would be alone in the building at night and on week-ends. Male employees, hovever, are not going to be able to tackle typing duties or clerical functions except to a limited degree, There are some jots that can be left for them, for example, xcroxing or collating of documents for Council Agenda, ete, There will be a problem with utilizing these employees ecfficiently. The following will summarize the cost of the two alternatives available QQ) (2) Future Cost of Future Cost of Justice Bldg. . Justice Bldg. Dispatch & Dist. Dispatch & City of Coq. Fire Hall Fire Dispatch Dispatch Present Cost Cost af Justice Bldg Dispatch $15,000, . $15,000. Cost of Coq. Firehall Dispatch 10,000. Cost of .City Hall Dispatch : - 25,000. . $32,000. $25,000. $40,000. Alternative (1) ~ Saving of $7,000. per year over Present Cost Alternative (2) - Additional $8,000. per year over Present Cost. The wost economical alternative is the move to use the District of Coquitlam Fireball for dispatching service at a saving of approximately $7,000.00 over our present costs, Bill Wingrove feels that the District can provide us with a sat— isfactory service. If we were to choose this alternative, there is very little cepital outlay required and if it does not work out satisfactorily in a year or go, we can always sving over to our own dispatching service 1£ necessary.