Administration recommends joining Chagrin Valley dispatch; council refers membership ordinance to committee

Strongsville officials presented a recommendation on Aug. 5 that the city join the Chagrin Valley Regional Communication Center (CVD) to dispatch public-safety calls for Strongsville and several neighboring communities. The City Council placed Ordinance 20 25 86 — the proposed member-participation agreement — on first reading and referred it to committee for further consideration; no final vote to join was taken.

Why it matters: Administration said the move would preserve current dispatch jobs, speed 9-1-1 call routing by removing a county “middleman,” and lower the city’s dispatch costs compared with operating alone. Officials said CVD already accepts wireless 9-1-1 calls and that joining would give Strongsville access to related funding and technology upgrades.

The administration described three options it reviewed: maintain the existing multi-community center if members remained; run a Strongsville-only center; or join a council-of-governments dispatch center. “We eventually decided that the best alternative was to join the Council of Governments with Chagrin Valley Dispatch,” Law Director Jamieson told council as he introduced the administration’s presentation.

Charlie Goss, the director who led the presentation, said…