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Guadalupe officials weigh higher cost for Santa Maria dispatch services as contract is drafted
Summary
City staff reported a tentative agreement with Santa Maria for dispatch services that could rise from about $70,000 to roughly $200,000 in the first year; staff said a written contract and city attorney review are pending and the council will see a staff report before final action.
The Guadalupe City Council heard a staff update June 24 on a proposed contract to move the city’s emergency dispatch services to Santa Maria, a change staff said could raise the city’s annual cost from about $70,000 to about $200,000 in the first year.
Chief Cash, director of public safety, told the council that Santa Maria’s negotiators initially sought roughly $354,000 but indicated they would accept about $200,000 for the first year as the two parties finish paperwork. “They said they’ll go all the way down to 200,000,” Cash said during the meeting. Cash said Santa Maria asked…
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