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County board delays $100,000 emergency medical dispatch software purchase after debate over duplication with consolidated center
Summary
A proposed $100,281.95 purchase to add emergency medical dispatch (EMD) capability and a hosted backing database for the sheriff's 9-1-1 center drew sharp debate about duplication with the regional consolidated center (the Rock/LACOM); the board voted to postpone the item indefinitely and said it will revisit if a state waiver is not renewed.
Lake County commissioners voted on Sept. 9 to postpone indefinitely a joint resolution authorizing a $100,281.95 agreement with a vendor to provide a hosted backing database and EMD protocols for the Lake County Sheriff's 9-1-1 center. Supporters said the purchase would give sheriff's dispatchers state-required emergency medical dispatch (EMD) capability and redundancy if regional systems are unavailable; opponents called it a duplication of services available through the regional consolidated dispatch center known as The Rock or LACOM.
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