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Emergency communications seeks county share, new communication center and CAD upgrade; requests one full-time dispatcher, prepared-live upgrade
Summary
Jessica George Rethwisch, director of Emergency Communications, presented the FY26 budget April 10 and requested continued city/county funding, detailed progress on a new communications center and asked for one full-time dispatcher, a training laptop and a paid Prepared Live subscription.
Jessica George Rethwisch, director of Emergency Communications, presented the department’s FY26 budget and improvement requests April 10, outlining staffing, technology and the new communications center that the department plans to occupy in late 2025.
“Ensure the appropriate response is dispatched that meets or exceeds the expectations and needs of the public,” George Rethwisch said, summarizing the department mission as she reviewed staffing additions made in 2024 and a leadership vacancy the department expects to fill internally once training completes.
She desc…
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