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The McMinn County Commission has voted unanimously to renew its contract with McMinn County E-911.
At last Wednesday’s meeting, the commission voted in favor of extending its emergency dispatch services contract for three years with the McMinn County Emergency Communications District. The previous five-year contract expired on July 1.
According to the county resolution, “McMinn County E-911 is increasing the dispatcher salary line item of its budget to help mitigate the issue of losing experienced, high-quality dispatchers.”
“The governments that pay in have not been covering the salaries and they still don’t cover the salaries (with this new contract),” explained McMinn County Mayor John Gentry…
