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Harvey County 911 director seeks radio technician hire, extra dispatcher and funding for tower and console maintenance
Summary
911 Communications Director Don Groove told commissioners the county needs a radio technician position, one additional dispatcher, recurring maintenance increases for consoles and towers, and a plan to replace aging radios. He recommended creating an equipment reserve and buying surplus portables to bridge supply delays.
Harvey County 911 Communications Director Don Groove told the Board of Commissioners on May 28 that the county’s emergency communications center faces routine maintenance costs, aging radios and staffing pressures that make a new radio technician position and an additional dispatcher the department’s top budget priorities.
Groove described the 911 center as one of the busiest in the state by per‑capita call volume and said the center handles both 911 calls and admin calls countywide. "We are the eighth busiest PSAP in the state for 911 calls," he said, citing state data. He told commissioners the 911 fund uses wireless fee revenue (about $220,000 per year) and local general funds but still runs low compared with maintenance and replacement needs.
The director proposed a permanent radio technician to perform programming, preventive maintenance and tower work now done under contract. "I…
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