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Whitley County Fiscal Court approves dispatch upgrade, jail equipment contract and multiple infrastructure resolutions
Summary
The Whitley County Fiscal Court approved a new computer‑aided dispatch contract largely funded by a state grant, authorized a jail fire‑suppression contract up to $40,000 subject to county‑attorney approval, and adopted several Kentucky Infrastructure Authority and coal‑severance resolutions. The court also approved tax rates, road closures and name changes.
Whitley County’s fiscal court met and approved a slate of routine and time‑sensitive measures, including a new computer‑aided dispatch (CAD) system supported largely by state grant funds, authorization for jail fire‑suppression equipment, and several infrastructure resolutions.
Judge White opened the meeting, added two late agenda items (the detention center policy and coal‑severance projects) and the court moved through consent items including appropriation transfers, the claims list (with one sanitation claim for Kristen Buck omitted due to a duplicate payment), and prepaid claims.
Dispatch upgrade and funding: County staff presented a contract with Computer Information Systems to replace the county’s aging CAD used by dispatch. The court was told the total contract cost is $110,471.42; state grant funding will cover about $90,000, leaving a county match of roughly $20,000. Officials said the new system will integrate caller location data and add texting capability for dispatchers. The court approved the contract and grant by roll call.
Jail equipment contract: The court reviewed a contract with Centos…
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