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County considers taking on 9-1-1 dispatch; staff warn of $150,000 preliminary gap
Summary
Commissioners discussed statute-driven responsibility to assume 9-1-1 if the city discontinues service, with county estimates of a net $150,000 cost this year and larger long-term risks if city funding is withdrawn.
Bourbon County commissioners discussed whether and how to assume 9-1-1 dispatch operations that the city currently funds in large part. City representatives have offered transitional funding — roughly $350,000 for the next two years — but commissioners and staff said the county would still likely absorb new costs when the city funding ends.
Staff presented a preliminary estimate that full county responsibility would cost about $550,000 and that the city’s $350,000 contribution…
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