Finance committee reviews dispatch-fee allocations, directs staff to prepare letters
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The Iroquois County Finance/IT/Tax Committee reviewed proposed joint-dispatch fee allocations for fire, EMS and police and directed staff to prepare and send fee letters after reviewing contract details; the fire and EMS totals were presented and divided per department.
Iroquois County27s Finance/IT/Tax Committee discussed joint-dispatch fee allocations and moved to have staff prepare dispatch-fee letters after committee direction.
Committee member Speaker 4 presented the numbers, saying the total for fire departments is $26,683.93, which breaks down to $1,334.20 per department across 20 fire departments. For volunteer EMS units the total is $6,080.93, or $1,216.19 per unit. Speaker 4 said police dispatch costs total $22,500.73 but had not yet been divided across departments because some communities use sheriff contracts.
"Amanda just needs the direction to move forward with dispatch fees, letters, and the numbers to fill in those books," Speaker 4 said, asking the committee to authorize staff to issue the outbound notices and populate the prefilled budget templates. Committee members agreed to pause the meeting while staff pulled contract-specific numbers for police allocations.
The presentation followed earlier committee discussion about possible allocation methods, including population-based and call-based formulas, and the practical difficulties of changing long-standing agreements and contract terms. Members emphasized the need for accurate historical data before finalizing numbers.
Next steps: staff (Amanda) was asked to retrieve contract details for police allocations and to prepare the dispatch-fee letters so the committee can approve and release them.