Shelby County 9-1-1 dispatchers will now be working 12-hour shifts on a six-month trial basis after the County Council approved the switch during Tuesday’s monthly meeting.
Jason Abel, director of the 9-1-1 center, requested his employees be permitted to work 12-hour shifts instead of eight due to the amount of overtime they were working.
The amount of overtime was budgeted for $20,400 and the county had already paid $14,000 at the beginning of this year because of employees coming in early or staying late to fill in. There are four dispatch positions currently open at the center, causing employees to have to work those additional hours… READ MORE
