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All Lyon County facilities will get improved wireless Internet capacity after Thursday’s County Commission action meeting.
Separately, commissioners approved a new starting wage for emergency dispatchers. The Emergency Communications Center has been using a training wage of $15.40 an hour, with an increase to $16.90 after dispatchers exit training. After a request from department director Roxanne Van Gundy, commissioners agreed to start dispatchers at $16.90 even if they are in the training window. Van Gundy says the money is already budgeted, so there will be no additional impact in that regard. The move is a step to attract and retain dispatchers and comes as numerous emergency departments are struggling to keep their dispatchers on board…
