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Berrien County discusses mobile CAD rollout, radio encryption mandate and 911 system upgrades
Summary
County commissioners heard updates on a mobile computer-aided dispatch (CAD) rollout, a looming federal radio encryption mandate and planned redundancy work for the 911 center; no countywide funding decision was made.
Berrien County commissioners on Thursday heard progress reports on a planned mobile computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, ongoing work to harden 911 infrastructure and a federally driven radio-encryption deadline that officials say will carry a sizable price tag.
County staff described the mobile CAD as software that would allow local first responders to “see what the dispatchers are seeing,” giving field units real-time access to dispatch information on a digital display. The county has completed a law-enforcement–side memorandum of understanding (MOU) and is finalizing a separate MOU for fire agencies before sending materials to local chiefs for review.
The mobile CAD matters, administrators said, because it would extend dispatcher situational awareness across local policing and…
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