A new piece of legislation currently in the review stages will help to bring more recognition to the work of dispatchers across the state of Kansas.
During a recent installment of KVOE’s Talk of Emporia, Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Director Roxanne Van Gundy sat down to speak with KVOE News about what she calls the “911 First Responders Act.” The act, if approved at the state level, would change the current designation of 911 Dispatch workers from administrative support to protective service — first responders.
Van Gundy says with all due respect to administrative workers, the current classification of dispatchers is not truly representative of the work they do… READ MORE
