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Commissioners approve eight new 9-1-1 positions to address staffing shortages
Summary
Board authorized four public-safety call takers and four Dispatcher I positions, funded with Maryland 9-1-1 surcharge revenue; county projected annual cost $798,592.
The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners on April 1 approved a resolution and budget amendment (BA2025-0318) to add eight permanent positions in the county Emergency Communications Division: four public-safety call takers and four Dispatcher I positions.
Crystal Dowd, deputy director of public safety, and Emergency Communications Division Chief Stanley Harris presented a workforce optimization study commissioned in 2023 that concluded the current authorized staffing level (28 telecommunicators and four supervisors) was insufficient for projected…
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