by ECC Editor | Nov 19, 2019 | Comm Center News
The board of St. Francois County 911 reviewed the joint communications center’s financial position and discussed projects on the horizon during their meeting Wednesday morning.
Treasurer and District 1 Board Member Ginger Taylor, of Taylor Tax & Consulting, heads the budget and finance committee. She indicated that, in reviewing sales tax collections since April 2015, she was pleased with collections for October.
“I was pleasantly surprised to see October was up pretty significantly over all the other years,” she said. “This year… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 18, 2019 | Comm Center News
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) designs and manufactures advanced computer graphics processors, chipsets, and multimedia software. Its Tegra processor integrates an entire computer onto a single chip for supercomputing in autonomous cars, drones, and robots as, well as for gaming consoles and mobile gaming. Further, its data center products continue to grow for the company.
The stock has been on a roller coaster this year. The trade war spooked investors several times and growth in artificial intelligence (AI)… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 18, 2019 | Comm Center News
PAOLA – The Miami County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center is poised for an equipment upgrade.
The sheriff’s office has learned it will receive a $284,272.80 state grant to purchase four P25 IP based dispatch consoles, according to a news release issued Tuesday, Nov. 12.
“This grant will help offset costs to upgrade the radio communications system within the communications center,” Sheriff Frank … READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 18, 2019 | Comm Center News
“We don’t have an option of operating below a certain level … we must fill the seat. Our overtime has exploded,” Scott Campbell, director of public safety, said
ARROLL COUNTY, Md. — County staff say overtime has “exploded” at the Carroll County Emergency Communications Center and more people are needed to take 911 calls.
One county commissioner at Thursday’s board meeting pushed for the county to hire more staff immediately… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 18, 2019 | Comm Center News
As Mayor David Condon’s administration ardently and publicly advocated for the city to join a new emergency communications system, its own staff privately flagged possible violations against the union that would soon represent former city fire dispatchers.
According to emails obtained by The Spokesman-Review through a public records request, the weeks leading up to the launch of the new regional 911 dispatch agency… READ MORE
