STAMFORD — Stamford’s police union says it intends to file a complaint to the state Board of Labor Relations after the city this month stopped stationing a sergeant at its 911 communications center to supervise dispatchers during midnight and weekend shifts, calling it an un-negotiated change.
SANDPOINT — Amber Lindsey originally wanted to be a police officer.
An injury derailed those plans prompting her to switch her plans to dentistry. It was then a friend told her about a position at Bonner County Dispatch. Lindsey, then 20, got the job where she has been for the past 13 years.
The City of Austin is planning to make salary adjustments leading to more pay for some existing 911 Call Takers and Police Dispatcher staff to address pay compression that resulted from the recent Living Wage increase. These efforts, combined with stipends and the development of a Citywide recruitment campaign, support the retention of existing employees and aim to assist in filling staff vacancies at Austin Police Department’s emergency call center.
Effective immediately, the Winchester Emergency Communications Center will be using a new technology, Prepared Live, which allows 911 callers to share a livestream from their locations with the dispatch center and provide “eyes-on-scene” capability. The Winchester Police Department is proud that its Emergency Communications Center was one of the first to acquire this technology in Virginia.
A Knox County Commission Legislative Briefing was held on Tuesday evening at 605 Bernard Ave in Knoxville. The purpose of this meeting was to give a tour of the communications center and to answer questions.
