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E911 board approves $85,000 reinstatement to Cortez dispatch; Laurie Johnson says phone system site‑B will be tested Oct. 16
Summary
At an E911 board meeting Laurie Johnson reported the site‑B phone system should be ready for testing Oct. 16 and a remaining contract payment of $155,547.42 will be requested; the board voted to reinstate an $85,000 payout to the Cortez dispatch center to help offset user agency costs in the 2026 budget.
At the Montezuma County E911 board meeting Laurie Johnson provided equipment and budget updates and the board voted to reinstate an $85,000 annual payout to the Cortez dispatch center from E911 authority funds.
Johnson said the long‑troubled site‑B phone system had progressed to the testing phase and the vendor planned to test on October 16; if testing is successful the vendor will request the remaining contract payment…
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