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Dispatch director to seek 1% committee funding for regional burnout recovery training
Summary
Michelle Romans, Williams County dispatch director, asked the board to recommend that the 1% committee fund a two-day 'burnout recovery' training for dispatchers and first responders; the board approved forwarding the request.
Michelle Romans, director at Williams County Dispatch, asked the board on March 3 for permission to take a request to the 1% committee seeking funding to bring a two-day burnout-recovery training to the region.
Romans described the program as four sessions over two days aimed at dispatchers, jail staff, sheriff’s office personnel, police and rural fire departments. She said the training focuses on practical, in-the-moment stress-reduction techniques such as breathing and stretching and is designed to help retention among first responders. “It’s not just education and awareness... she provides practical, in the moment, like breathing, stretching, and ways to reduce stress,” Romans said, describing prior experiences with the training.
A commissioner moved to recommend the request to the 1% committee and to approve the grant recommendation; the board approved the motion by roll call.
The board’s action authorizes Romans to pursue 1% committee funding; the meeting did not include the requested grant amount or an exact training date.
