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Davis County dispatch fund faces $670,000 shortfall as consolidation with North Davis advances
Summary
County staff told the budget committee the dispatch fund is balanced on paper but projects a $670,000 shortfall for 2026; officials described a planned consolidation with the North Davis dispatch center that could yield savings but is one to two years away and will not immediately close the gap.
Davis County budget staff told the countys Budget Committee that the countys dispatch special-revenue fund faces a roughly $670,000 shortfall for the 2026 fiscal year and that state law prevents passing an unbalanced budget.
Mitch Beater of the Sheriffs Office said the dispatch budget is largely flat and that staff are shifting line-item dollars between in-state and out-of-state training. He described an ongoing consolidation process to merge county dispatch operations with the North Davis dispatch center, saying the change "will provide us a much better service levels to the…
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