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Emergency communications director outlines dispatch budget changes and staffing shortfall
Summary
Interim emergency communications director reviewed the dispatch budget, staffing constraints, use of 9-1-1 fee fund reimbursements and priorities for training, public education and equipment maintenance.
Alyssa Botts, representing Dickinson County emergency communications, presented the dispatch (9-1-1) budget and explained adjustments proposed for 2026, staffing pressures and priorities for training and public education.
Botts said some expense lines will be moved to IT to increase transparency, that certain capital outlay items will be funded from the dedicated 9-1-1 fee fund (restricted to qualifying expenses) and that the department is working to limit "miscellaneous" expense lines in…
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