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Court reviews dispatch year-end report; radio supervisor leaving and staffing search underway
Summary
The court received year-end dispatch reports, learned radio supervisor Greg Beckett is leaving, and discussed the need to hire an experienced replacement and improve communications equipment after recent winter-storm response problems.
The court heard a year-end report for county dispatch and an update on staffing and communications equipment during the Jan. 14 meeting.
A motion to accept the dispatch year-end report was moved and seconded; the court discussed how the department handled recent severe winter storms and noted instances of degraded radio communications. Court members and staff said radio supervisor Greg Beckett is moving to a different job, and that Michael (Mike) Wilbel has taken over dispatch operations in the interim. Court members emphasized hiring a candidate with dispatch experience rather than filling the position immediately with an untrained applicant.
Court members recounted a recent response in which communications were distorted and caused confusion about unit locations; they said clear radio communications are critical for emergency response. The court said it will continue the search for a qualified candidate for the radio/dispatch supervisor role and pursue necessary equipment repairs or upgrades.
