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Council approves dispatch service fee increase in unanimous roll call vote
Summary
Lewiston City Council adopted Resolution 25-01 to raise the emergency dispatch service fee; councilmembers voted to approve a modest annual increase beginning July 1 and recurring annual adjustments for several years.
Lewiston City Council approved Resolution 25-01, which amends the city’s dispatch service fee to cover increased costs at the regional 911 call center. The council voted to adopt the resolution by roll call and the motion passed unanimously.
The resolution raises the per-dispatch fee to $3.30 effective July 1 and establishes a 3% annual increase on each July 1 thereafter for a multi-year period specified in the resolution. The mayor told the council that Logan City (the regional dispatch provider) had not raised the fee since an earlier increase in 2008 and that the proposed adjustment is intended to help the center retain staff and upgrade equipment.
Why it matters: the dispatch fee is a routine user fee passed through to support emergency call-taking and dispatch operations. Council members noted that dispatcher positions are prone to high burnout and that the increased revenue would help with retention and equipment upgrades.
Vote and procedure
A council member moved to approve Resolution 25-01; another council member seconded the motion. The mayor called for a roll call vote. Councilmembers who responded by name during roll call recorded their votes as follows: Fizz — yes; Ned — yes; Brooke — yes; Janna — yes. The mayor declared the motion passed unanimously.
Ending
The council did not amend the resolution on the meeting floor and directed staff to implement the fee change per the timeline in the adopted resolution.
