by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 14, 2019 | Comm Center News
All her life, Leah Boisvert knew she wanted to help people.
After graduating from Louisa County High School in 2017, Boisvert began the long process of becoming a law enforcement officer. She signed up for the two-year administration of justice degree at Reynolds Community College, from which she will graduate in December with an associate’s degree.
While studying at Reynolds, she heard about a new program that the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office had started, the Citizens Law Enforcement Academy. In 2018, she applied to the academy…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 14, 2019 | Comm Center News
PRINCETON — When someone calls 911 in an emergency, the first responder to that call is an emergency public safety telecommunicator.
However, those telecommunicators still don’t fall under the official classification of a “first responder.”
That is a situation county leaders in Mercer County and across the state are trying to change.
During the Mercer County Commission meeting Tuesday night, commissioners approved a resolution proclaiming…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 13, 2019 | Comm Center News
RALEIGH (WTVD) — A City of Raleigh 911 dispatcher resigned after being arrested by federal agents and indicted in an investigation by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York.
According to a recent news release the FBI investigated a New York man who “masterminded a brazen scheme that involved bribing 911 operators, medical personnel, and police officers for the confidential information of tens of thousands of motor vehicle accident victims.”
The release claims that Anthony Rose….”
by ECC Editor | Nov 13, 2019 | Comm Center News
Committees of the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Tuesday will consider a nearly $27.5 million 2020 budget when they meet at 5:30 p.m.
The proposed budget calls for $8.275 million in the 2020 County General Fund and another $19.160 million in miscellaneous funds.
Looking at some specifics in the County General Fund, he 2020 budget calls for spending $617.423.20 by the County Judge’s Office, with more than half that devoted to salaries and benefits. The county clerk’s budget… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 13, 2019 | Comm Center News
[…]Fire department communication center makeover
The Fire Department Communications Center is replacing its 1960s/’70s-era consoles with updated equipment. The old consoles have been removed and the main floor of the Communications Center has been cleared of all but one work station for the installation of the new equipment, which will begin this week. On-duty dispatchers are working from the supervisor’s office and will relocate to the Lakes Region Center in Laconia…READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 13, 2019 | Comm Center News
CUSTER COUNTY—One of two interest payments on a county property was approved by the Custer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning. A bond payment of the judicial center was approved in the amount of $30,351.25. Deputy Treasurer Lana Moran said two interest payments and one principal payment are made each year on the property and a payment schedule is currently outlined through the year 2030.
No tax list corrections were presented during Tuesday’s regular meeting and the board approved middle of the month claims… READ MORE
