GENESEE COUNTY – Genesee County residents will decide on May 4 whether or not to renew a 911 surcharge.
The Genesee County Board of Commissioners voted in January to approve placement of the renewal surcharge of $1.86 on the special election ballot. The current 911 surcharge is due to expire at year’s end…
ALGER COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – As Alger County voters head to the polls on May 4, they will decide on a potential tax increase for emergency dispatch services.
The Alger County Sheriff’s Department is asking for a .5 mill increase for 911 operations. The increase would bring the total millage to 1 for the next six years.
Alger County has been under the same millage since 1994. Sheriff Todd Brock says with costs increasing, the extra money is needed to continue running 911 services as efficiently as possible…
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, Austin City Council members will vote on an ordinance that would create an Emergency Communications Department to handle 911 calls, separate from Austin Police Department.
This is the latest item up for a vote in the city’s efforts to reimagine public safety.
If approved, 222 civilian positions within APD’s current call center would be transferred out of the police department. The move would decrease funding for APD by more than $16 million…
DEERFIELD, IL — When you’ve been working together for 40 years, what’s another five. The Deerfield Village Board voted Monday to approve an emergency dispatch service agreement between the Village of Deerfield and the Village of Bannockburn.
As part of the agreement, Deerfield will continue providing 24-hour a day answering of all emergency 9-1-1 and police 10-digit emergency telephone calls emanating from within the borders of Bannockburn, among other services, at a total cost of $1,020,216…
When looking at the minimum qualifications and the amount of training that go into shaping a successful emergency dispatcher and pairing that with the competence required in taking a 9-1-1 call, it certainly is puzzling that these professionals are classified by New York State and the federal government as “clerical” workers.
That is the thinking of Director Steven Sharpe, Assistant Director Frank Riccobono and the staff at the Genesee County Emergency Dispatch Center, who are applauding companion bills recently introduced in the state Senate and Assembly to change the classification of dispatchers…
