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Fleming County dispatch director flags 911 radio reception problems; volunteer fire departments ask to discuss property-tax dues
Summary
Dispatch Director Charlotte Benton told the Fiscal Court Sept. 8 that radio transmission and reception problems are affecting 911 operations and asked the court for help researching compatible equipment; local volunteer fire departments requested a meeting on assessing fire dues on property tax bills, placed on the Oct. 13 agenda.
During the Sept. 8 meeting, Fleming County Dispatch Director Charlotte Benton told the Fiscal Court she is concerned about radio transmission and communications reception affecting 911 operations and asked the court for assistance to seek resolution and explore newer compatible equipment. Benton said she will research systems used by other counties with help from the county emergency management director.
Members of local volunteer fire departments asked the court for a date and time to discuss assessing local fire dues on property tax bills. The court agreed to place that discussion on its Oct. 13, 2020 agenda and approved scheduling by unanimous vote.
The dispatch concerns were presented as an operational update rather than a formal request for capital funding; Benton requested the court's assistance in researching potential equipment options. The scheduled Oct. 13 agenda item will allow a fuller discussion of whether and how to assess fire dues on property tax bills.
