by ECC Editor | Jun 18, 2020 | Comm Center News
From the City of Fredericksburg:
This weekend’s protest/demonstrations were supported by the City, and monitored by our Police Department. Officers worked to stage one block from the protests to help divert traffic while protesters exercised their First Amendment rights. The 911 Communications Center dispatchers are informing callers that public safety is being prioritized at all times, and to direct complaints to the City Manager’s office… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 18, 2020 | Comm Center News
Legislation requiring a mobile panic alert system in all public and charter schools is now ready for the Governor’s signature after being formally presented to Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday.
The Legislature approved the measure in early March, just days before the 2020 Legislative Session ended.
Sen. Lauren Book sponsored the bill (SB 70), which was passed more than two years after the 2018 attack at Broward County’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
ESCANABA — Delta County’s 911 Authority millage will be levied at its full rate of 0.75 mills ($0.75 per $1,000 of taxable value). The increase was approved by the Delta County Board of Commissioners during a meeting Tuesday.
According to Delta County Central Dispatch (DCCD) 911 Coordinator Darin Hunter, who gave a presentation at the meeting, the county’s 911 millage was originally proposed and approved in 2005. At the time, it was set to last through July 2020 and was levied at 0.5 mills ($0.50 per $1,000 of taxable value)…
by ECC Editor | Jun 16, 2020 | Comm Center News
Downtown business leaders in St. Paul are drafting plans for a downtown improvement district similar to the one used in Minneapolis, which features teams of on-the-street ambassadors and a public-safety communications center. But the way the district is drawn largely leaves out St. Paul’s single biggest landlord, Jim Crockarell.
The Star Tribune reports on the efforts of the Downtown Alliance, which this week will send a petition to commercial property owners asking them to pay to fund the $600,000 upkeep of the communications center, which officials plan… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 16, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Sweetwater County COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center was a prime example of banding together to help keep the people of Sweetwater County informed about the COVID-19 Coronavirus.
In early March, Sweetwater County Public Health, Sweetwater County Health Officer Dr. Jean Stachon and the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office’s Emergency Management Unit were keeping tabs on the progression of the disease across the country. At the same time, local law enforcement, fire services, EMS, the communications center and the chambers of commerce also came together in an effort to manage the growing public information crisis caused by the pandemic… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 16, 2020 | Comm Center News
(TRENTON) – In response to ongoing examples of people making false accusations against black Americans in an effort to threaten them, four Assembly Democrats sponsor a bill that would make it a crime to call 9-1-1, file a police report or incriminate someone under false pretenses in order to intimidate them on the basis of race or any other protected class. The Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee unanimously advanced the legislation Monday…READ MORE
