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Toppenish ends dispatch pact; Sunnyside police plan to cut two dispatch positions
Summary
Toppenish notified Sunnyside it will terminate its dispatch contract, prompting the police chief to propose eliminating two dispatcher positions and changing shift coverage to reduce overtime.
Sunnyside police announced a staffing plan July 14 after receiving notice from the city of Toppenish that Toppenish will terminate its dispatch contract. Chief Layman told the Sunnyside City Council the contract’s annual revenue was about $240,000 and that the department had previously hired extra staff to operate the additional radio channel required by that agreement.
"When we entered into this contract, we hired additional staff to cover an additional radio channel," Chief Layman said. He proposed eliminating two…
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