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Fire marshal seeks single CJIS‑compliant software, proposes reclassification for office inspector using fire fund

3779365 · June 11, 2025
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Fire Marshal Mike Taylor asked the court to approve switching inspection and reporting systems to a CJIS‑compliant vendor (Athena) with a $44,000 one‑time setup fee paid from the fire fund, and said staff member Christie Dickey should be reclassified from clerk to inspector using existing part‑time funds.

Fire Marshal Mike Taylor told Kaufman County commissioners on June 11 that his office intends to consolidate multiple reporting and inspection software packages into a single, CJIS‑compliant system used by other North Texas jurisdictions. Taylor identified the vendor as Athena and said the initial implementation carries a one‑time setup/programming fee of about $44,000, to be paid from the department’s fire fund rather than the general fund.

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