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9‑1‑1 grants to fund dispatcher training and salaries, officials say
Summary
City 9‑1‑1 staff described two recurring grants — one covering continuing education and software for dispatchers and another support/incentive grant covering dispatcher salaries and overtime — both without a local match requirement.
Rebecca Ocasio, representing the city 9‑1‑1 center, briefed the Finance Committee on two recurring grants that support dispatch operations. Ocasio said a state 9‑1‑1 training grant covers 32 hours of continuing education for each dispatcher and pays for hiring and protocol software; it is not competitive and carries no local match. She also described an annual support and incentive grant that provides more than $1 million and is used to pay dispatcher salaries and overtime. Committee members asked procedural questions about grant uses and staffing; Ocasio said the grants are standard recurring awards that the center uses to maintain training and staffing capacity. The committee recommended forwarding the grant orders to the full City Council for acceptance.
