KUNA — The Ada County Sheriff’s Office last year fell short of its target goals on several metrics, including the percentage of 911 calls answered in 10 seconds or less. But the average patrol response time to critical emergencies in Kuna is down from last year, despite a countywide increase.

That’s according to an annual report on fiscal year 2018, which Kuna Police Chief Jon McDaniel presented at a Dec. 3 Kuna City Council meeting.

The Ada County Sheriff’s Office provides contract policing to the city of Kuna.

Three-quarters of calls last year to the Ada County 911 Communications Center, its dispatch center, were answered in 10 seconds or less, the report says. That’s up 1% from 2017, but it falls well short of the county’s goal of 90%.

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