In a 5-0 vote, the Ocala City Council on Tuesday agreed to fund the expansion of the Ocala Police Department’s Communications Center.
The cost will be a little more than $1 million, with funding coming from infrastructure surtax revenue. The expansion is needed “to have room for the additional head count that is needed to adequately cover the shifts,” according to background information provided by city staff. The center is taking on fire dispatch duties, and the overall workload is increasing… READ MORE
