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City representative urges Jackson County to set work session on dispatching agreement; supervisors agree to convene stakeholders
Summary
City official said a draft dispatching agreement and a county-drafted work session are overdue; board members agreed to convene city representatives, county staff and dispatchers to seek a solution and scheduled an evening meeting in about two weeks.
A city representative identified as Josh told the Jackson County Board of Supervisors Tuesday that cities and the county need a joint work session to resolve a long-running dispute over dispatching services and cost-sharing.
“Much of that was cleared up by putting minds in a room,” Josh said, requesting a work session and a draft agreement from the county attorney’s office. He said cities face budget season and risk being told dispatching services are unaffordable without a clear, collaborative plan. “I feel like we've done an extraordinary amount of effort,” he said, and urged county staff to…
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