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Emergency manager warns of 911 funding shortfall as county budget lines shift
Summary
Emergency management coordinator Sean Schneider told supervisors the county’s emergency-management budget has some one-time savings but the 911 system faces a projected structural deficit; he urged planning for recurring costs and noted a required radio upgrade of roughly $70,000 every five years.
Sean Schneider, Winneshiek County’s emergency management coordinator, presented the county’s emergency-management budget and warned the 911 operations fund faces a multi-year shortfall unless surcharge or revenue changes occur.
What he said: Schneider told the supervisors he expects to return roughly $850,000 to the county from early payoff of a power project, but he also…
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