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Lorain County proclaims 9-1-1 telecommunicators 'first responders,' urges state reclassification
Summary
Lorain County commissioners read a proclamation recognizing 9-1-1 telecommunicators as first responders and urged Ohio lawmakers to reclassify dispatchers from clerical to first-responder status to improve access to mental-health resources, training and retirement benefits.
Lorain County commissioners on Jan. 16 read a proclamation formally recognizing 9-1-1 telecommunicators as first responders in the county and called for a change in state classification to ensure dispatchers receive appropriate benefits and protections.
Kurt, the director of Lorain County 9-1-1, told the board that dispatchers in Ohio are currently classified as clerical or administrative staff and said that…
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