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Gadsden approves agreement to move 911 dispatch to Etowah County Communications District
Summary
The council approved a contract to transfer city dispatchers into the Etowah County Communications District, authorizing monthly payments of $70,833.33 and a one-time payment not to exceed $640,000 to facilitate relocation to the county 911 building; the city’s representatives said the move should streamline call routing.
The Gadsden City Council adopted a resolution authorizing an agreement with the Etowah County Communications District to relocate the city’s emergency dispatch operations to the county’s 911 building and to fold city dispatchers into the county communications staff.
Councilman Wilson described the financial terms on the record: a monthly payment of $70,833.33 to the communications district and a one-time payment not to exceed $640,000 to facilitate the relocation of dispatch services to the Etowah County 911 building. “We are going to transfer our dispatchers and…
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