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Greene County Commissioners approve three-year renewal for reverse 911 service
Summary
The Greene County Board of Commissioners approved a three-year renewal of a contract for the county’s reverse 9-1-1 emergency-notification service, with commissioners noting recent system improvements and state-specific contract updates.
The Greene County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a three-year renewal of the county’s reverse 9-1-1 contract with Genesee during its meeting.
Commissioners said the vendor incorporated required state-specific provisions into the contract and that the system performed better during a May incident. “They did make some adjustments to, incorporate some state specific provisions that needed to be in [the] contract,” a commissioner said, and, later, “I think it works.”
The board had circulated the proposed renewal to commissioners before the meeting and, after brief discussion and no objections, a commissioner moved to approve and a second was recorded. The meeting record shows the approval without a roll-call tally; commissioners indicated unanimous assent by voice, but a numeric vote count was not specified.
No contract dollar amounts, start date, or vendor performance benchmarks were provided in the discussion. Commissioners did not attach conditions, amendments, or a reporting requirement to the renewal during the meeting.
Background: Reverse 9-1-1 systems allow a jurisdiction to send recorded or text notifications to residents in targeted areas during emergencies. The board did not identify follow-up actions or a schedule for public reporting on the system’s performance.
The board proceeded to other business after approving the contract renewal.
