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Sumner County emergency communications board outlines 9-1-1 surcharge impact, Caliber rollout and staffing gaps
Summary
Directors told the Sumner County board on March 10 that a proposed increase in the 9-1-1 surcharge could bring millions to state and local districts, and staff updated commissioners on Caliber software implementation, staffing vacancies and call volumes.
Sumner County officials on March 10 said a pending state change to the 9-1-1 surcharge and a planned switch to a new public-safety records system could affect local emergency communications funding and operations.
The county’s director, identified in the meeting as Mike, told the board that the state Telecommunications Board (TCB) recommended raising the 9-1-1 base surcharge from $1.50 to $1.86. He said the measure was scheduled to go before the state Senate’s finance and ways-and-means committee the next day and that several directors planned to travel to Nashville to support the change. He said the state estimate of revenue at the suggested rate would be about $38 million statewide, with roughly $28 million allocated to local districts; under that proposal, Sumner County’s share would be about…
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