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Spokane finance committee hears tight timeline, loan plan for PSAP upgrade
Summary
City staff told the finance committee the push to become a primary PSAP by January 2028 requires immediate contracting and a SIP internal loan for infrastructure; key systems must be contracted by May to meet an October milestone and CAD implementation will require 10–12 months.
City staff told the Finance Committee that the city must move quickly to implement systems and procure equipment in order to meet milestones toward full primary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) status by January 2028.
A presenter for the PSAP program described an ILA-driven schedule that phases responsibilities and tax apportionment tied to each milestone. Under the plan, the city will begin operating police dispatch in January 2026, start crime-check call processing in October 2026 and move to…
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