On July 23, 2012, City Council approved an Interlocal Agreement between the Cities of Plano, Allen, and The Colony for an eight-year period.

On September 28, 2020, City Council approved an Interlocal Agreement between the Cities of Plano, Allen and The Colony for a five-year period.

The Cities of Plano, Allen, and The Colony entered an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) in 2012 to provide public safety radio service for themselves and other entities in Collin County.  Through this agreement, Plano and Allen own the primary master sites for the management of agency IDs and radio frequencies for the radio system.  The Colony is one of 16 agencies that rely on the radio services provided by Plano and Allen.

This new ILA between the cities sustains the existing rate structure on the Joint Radio System network and maintains the objective of ensuring cost neutrality for the Cities of Plano and Allen.

After its initial one (1) year term, the ILA will automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms for nine (9) years if required by The Colony. The Colony may terminate this ILA with or without cause by providing three hundred sixty-five (365) days' written notice.

Approval of this item will have no financial impact on the 2024-25 Budget. This request is to approve an Interlocal Agreement by and between the Cities of Plano, Allen, and The Colony for the Public Safety Radio Communications System.  The agreement is for a one-year term with nine (9) one-year automatic renewals unless one of the parties take action to terminate the agreement. The Colony will pay an estimated $116,280 annually for the 2025-26 through 2034-35 Budgets. The fees in the Intergovernmental Radio Fund are earmarked for repairs, upgrades, and other enhancements to the Joint Radio System.

Approval of this item supports the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factors of Safe, Vibrant Neighborhoods, and Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government.