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Wickliffe police warn NextGen 911 shift could raise local dispatch costs
Summary
Police Chief Bush told the Wickliffe City Council on June 9 that a countywide NextGen 911 change would route cell-phone calls directly to municipalities, shift related state funding to cities, and could require hiring more dispatchers — a cost the city says the modest expected funding will not cover.
WICKLIFFE, Ohio — Police Chief Bush told the Wickliffe City Council on June 9 that a planned NextGen 911 upgrade for Lake County would route cell-phone 911 calls directly to the city’s dispatch center and require a minimum of two on-duty dispatchers, a change that the chief said will increase local personnel and overtime costs.
The change could shift state funding from Lake County to Wickliffe, Bush said, but he warned the amount expected for Wickliffe — roughly $30,000 to $35,000 annually — would not cover the additional staffing costs. “It’s gonna cost the city,” he said, adding municipalities will get the money when the calls are routed to them rather than through the county.
The topic matters because the council may be asked to adopt a resolution supporting the NextGen…
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