Roxanne Van Gundy, director of the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center, requested that the commission pay annual fees as well as an extra expense due to the City of Emporia for the county’s part of the computer-aided dispatch system it shares with the city. Commissioners clarified that these fees were paid from 911 funds and not with taxpayer dollars.
Van Gundy discussed new technologies in emergency communications, including text messaging with 911 dispatchers, which can be particularly useful for non-native English speakers… READ MORE
