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Council members press for clearer panic‑alarm process; safety committee starts defensive driving initiative after spike in police vehicle accidents
Summary
Aldermen pressed staff Oct. 6 for clearer panic‑alarm routing as the city moves to Lake County dispatch and for steps to reduce a recent increase in police‑vehicle accidents; staff and the safety committee said they’ll implement defensive‑driving training and coordinate with risk management and HR.
Council members used the Oct. 6 meeting to press staff on several public‑safety and operational items: how building panic‑alarm signals are tracked and routed, the city’s planned migration to Lake County dispatch (LACOM), and a recent series of police‑vehicle accidents that prompted a defensive‑driving initiative.
Alderman Andre Jackson asked whether the city’s panic‑alarm system will transfer to LACOM when the city goes live with the new dispatch arrangement. The…
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