by ECC Editor | Nov 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
A sales tax proposed by the Athens County Commissioners was approved by Athens County voters during Tuesday’s election, according to the unofficial results released on Election Night.
Athens County Commissioner Charlie Adkins noted in July that it’s the same percentage, just all the funds will be directed toward the 9-1-1 office. Last year’s levy was split: 50 percent was for 9-1-1, a quarter was for the county’s general fund and the last quarter would have gone to the sheriff’s office.
Athens County 9-1-1 dispatchers handle, on average, about 96,000 calls a year. The offices’s other funding sources are direct charges from agencies within the county for contracted services and the Government Assistance Wireless Program, with a total operating budget of $2.3 million during 2020… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
When Ron Hoffman was a senior at Linn High School in 1979, he decided to enlist in the US Air Force, which began a journey in which he would gather experience in law enforcement, emergency medical dispatching, and fire service, culminating now in his appointment as director of Osage County 911 and the Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
All that experience makes him very qualified to succeed Andi Rice, who announced she will step down Jan. 1. “I will be available to answer any questions he may have to ensure a seamless transition, but I’m confident that the citizens of Osage County are in great hands with Ron,” said Rice…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
OBERLIN — Police dispatchers will get new radios and office equipment at a cost of $187,368 following a City Council fast-track vote Monday.
The purchases will allow the Oberlin Police Department to communicate with other emergency personnel who already have switched to digital bands…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
LOUISVILLE, Ken. — Kentucky’s top cop resigned Monday, three days after a group of high school journalists reported about a training slideshow that featured multiple quotes from Nazi leader Adolph Hitler and encouraged state police cadets to be “ruthless killers.”
Rodney Brewer’s resignation goes into effect on Wednesday. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has chosen Lt. Col. Phillip Burnett to serve as acting commissioner…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
Half of the Grant County Central Dispatch staff is currently out of commission after a positive COVID-19 case and subsequent quarantines.
Public Safety Communications Director Michael Clayton told Grant County Commissioners at the board’s regular meeting Monday that one dispatcher tested positive for COVID-19 last week, and nine additional employees are currently quarantining at home after they were determined to be a close contact of the infected employee…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 3, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
The Defense Department is looking to overhaul its public safety communications ecosystem.
The legacy public safety solutions DOD currently uses will be upgraded to the IP-based commercial technologies currently used by state and local government responders for routing for 911 calls, according to an Oct. 28 request for information…
