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Board approves temporary grant fund after agreeing to buy new dispatch software; county to front purchase pending reimbursement
Summary
Supervisors approved creating a grant fund seeded with timber sale proceeds so county dispatch can buy Total Response (formerly PowerPhone) emergency dispatch software and an associated GIS/CAD mapping package while the county applies for a state EMS grant to reimburse much of the cost.
Nottoway supervisors voted to create a dedicated grant account and place the county’s recent timber-sale proceeds into that fund so staff can proceed with an emergency dispatch software purchase while awaiting state reimbursement.
What happened: Dispatch leadership and emergency management presented two competitive quotes for an integrated emergency medical dispatch, fire and police protocol system (branded in materials as Total Response). County staff said the chosen vendor’s quote was about $39,516 for the GIS/CAD integration piece the county will pay up…
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