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City hears central dispatch update as state radio encryption mandate looms
Summary
Bill Rowley, the city appointee to the central dispatch board, told commissioners the board has finished contracts and replaced dispatch workstations but continues to troubleshoot a new mapping system; staff and commissioners warned a federal/state encryption mandate for radios could cost roughly $350,000 and a study session was scheduled.
Bill Rowley, introduced as the city appointee to the central dispatch board, updated the commission on Tuesday on work at the joint Macosta–Osceola central dispatch system.
Rowley said dispatch has completed contracts, awarded raises to administrative staff and replaced aging dispatcher workstations that were 10–12 years old. He reported the new mapping system failed a test run and technicians are working through software bugs. He said the system’s coverage…
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