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SHREC board votes to separate Spokane; city prepares for potential independent PSAP and cites pending state funding bill
Summary
The Spokane Regional Emergency Communications (SHREC) board voted to separate the city, prompting city staff to plan for a city-run primary PSAP and to support state legislation (HB 1258) that would apportion 911 excise tax revenue for emergency communications.
Maggie Yates briefed the committee on the status of Spokane’s relationship with the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications Center (SHREC). She said the SHREC board voted in mid‑January to separate the city of Spokane from the regional center, and that the board set a separation deadline the city interprets as January 2026.
Yates said prior transition discussions focused on governance, the user‑fee model and service‑level agreements. The city proposed several compromise governance options and…
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