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A proposal to address short staffing in the Riley County Police Department’s communications center involves breaking up the seven months of required training, pay increases and a heavier focus on recruiting dispatchers.

Director Dennis Butler and Capt. Erin Freidline, support division commander, presented the proposal to the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board, or law board, at a meeting Monday.

Officials said the communications center, which dispatches police, fire and EMS services throughout the…