This isn’t the first time Springville has provided emergency services for Mapleton, but this time, Mapleton’s City Council wanted to add a few terms to the agreement.

“(One council member) doesn’t like long-term agreements, so she proposed a two-year agreement with the option of extending it for five years. After the two-year agreement, either party can opt out after a short notification period,” said Lance Haight, Springville Public Safety Director and Police Chief.

The Mapleton council had three other terms to add to the agreement. They wanted it in writing that the two fire departments can help establish standard operating procedures for the dispatch centers. They also wanted to have influence in the dispatcher’s training, which is important to implement those procedures, and have quarterly reviews about how effective the dispatchers handled fire calls.

“This was welcomed,” Haight said. “It was easy to agree to that. All those things are positive in my mind, and I have no reservations about that. It is my recommendation that the city approves the agreement.”

According to the agreement, Springville provides 24-hour services for emergency law enforcement, fire and medical services to Mapleton.

“After hour emergency utility callout services for Mapleton City’s utility departments,” reads the document. “After hours shall mean 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends and holidays. Springville City shall be responsible for maintaining the equipment in Springville City’s Dispatch Center. Mapleton City shall be responsible for maintaining its telephone lines, radio transmitters, including recording radio, repeaters and related equipment for receiving the services.”

In return for services, Mapleton pays Springville a calculated cost that increases 4.8% each year.

“It’s a mutually beneficial relationship,” Haight said. “It puts us on the same radio channel, so we hear the traffic that’s going on in Mapleton and they hear what’s going on here. We cover each other on different calls, so it creates a good, cooperative between our police and fire departments.”

According to the agreement document, Mapleton will pay approximately $94,400 for services in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The agreement begins every July 1 and ends June 30 of the following year. If both cities choose to remain in the agreement for the full five years, Mapleton’s yearly payments to Springville will be approximately $98,900 in 2023-2024, $103,600 in 2024-2025, $108,600 in 2025-2026 and $113,800 in 2026-2027, according to the agreement document.