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Commission discusses returning to Active911 and a vehicle replacement plan
Summary
Commissioners and chiefs debated moving back to the Active911 alerting app from the Responder app, asked Chief Smith to provide a head count for budgeting, and heard an update that a county vehicle replacement schedule is being developed.
The commission debated whether to return to the Active911 alerting app after chiefs and many members said Active911 was easier to use for call notification and training.
Multiple commissioners said departments that had used Active911 preferred it to the Responder app. Chief Smith said he would get a true head count of the number of user 'spots' needed and include both fire and rescue so the commission can estimate cost and build it into the budget. Commissioners discussed rough estimates that had been discussed at earlier workshops, including figures in the low thousands to tens of thousands for combined reporting and alerting systems.
Members also discussed a need for a formal replacement schedule for apparatus; Chief Smith said several plans exist but an updated, consolidated replacement plan is being prepared and will be reported at the next meeting.
No final procurement or budget appropriation was approved; the discussion generated direction for staff to provide user counts and cost estimates for Active911 and to continue work on an apparatus replacement schedule.
