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Residents, 911 staff urge review as county transitions to volunteer-managed digital radio system
Summary
Public comment criticized the county’s handling of radio upgrades; 911 staff reported digital radios programmed and distributed and verified a pretax 911 account balance. Speakers urged an independent site survey and clearer county oversight of communications used by volunteer fire departments.
A public commenter told the Neosho County Commission on Sept. 25 that transitions to a volunteer-managed digital radio network had been mishandled and asked the county to step in to ensure countywide emergency communications work for law enforcement, EMS and the five volunteer fire departments.
Shirley Estrada Rullery, who addressed the commission during public comments, said the Saint Paul Mission Township fire chief first asked the county for help with digital radio upgrades in 2019. Rullery told the commission those requests were repeatedly denied and, instead, volunteer departments raised grants and donations to purchase radios and install repeaters. “Having an effective communications system for all — law enforcement, EMS, and volunteer fire departments — has been, is, and…
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