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Brazos County 911 district requests pay raises, AI tools in FY26 budget pitch to commissioners
Summary
Brazos County Emergency Communications District 911 told the Commissioners Court it needs a roughly $755,000 (5.3%) increase in its FY26 budget, mainly to raise dispatcher pay and cover rising benefits costs while piloting AI tools for call triage, quality assurance and transcription.
The Brazos County Emergency Communications District 911 asked the Commissioners Court for a roughly $755,000 increase to its proposed FY26 budget, saying most of the raise would go to higher dispatcher wages and benefits.
The request, presented by Laura Blackburn of the Brazos County 911 District, seeks a 5.3% increase over last year. "The vast majority of that, 94 percent of it, is to improve wages and benefits for the dispatchers," Blackburn said. She told the court that the district plans to raise starting…
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