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Council approves new combined tech-and-dispatch position in police department
Summary
The West Bend Common Council voted to update the Police Department staffing structure to combine an IT/technical-services role with a dispatch supervisor position, eliminating one dispatch post and projecting modest net savings while shifting duties.
The West Bend Common Council on June 2 approved an update to the Police Department staff structure that combines a technical-services position and a third dispatcher slot into a single role that will supervise dispatch operations and handle IT-related tasks.
The change, presented by the Police Department, is intended to create a direct supervisory span of control in the dispatch center while retaining technical capacity to support next-generation 9-1-1 and other communications upgrades. Chief Dearing said the move is not asking for additional funding and that the department expects to launch the hiring campaign immediately if the council approved…
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