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Public Safety Committee updates Germantown dispatch consolidation, adopts ordinance and approves radio grant requests
Summary
Washington County Public Safety Committee heard an update on Germantown dispatch consolidation, approved an ordinance creating county code 172-24, endorsed continued funding for the county radio grant program, and approved a $60,000 radio grant for West Bend Fire Department that would deplete the program's remaining funds.
The Washington County Public Safety Committee received an update on a multi-stage consolidation of dispatch services with the village of Germantown and approved several related items, including an ordinance and radio grant requests.
County staff reported the consolidation process began in late 2023. On Sept. 3, 2024, Washington County assumed Germantown's third-shift dispatch operations. The county began second-shift dispatching for Germantown on Monday, June 16, and staff said the first-shift…
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