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Fulton County accepts $230,699.51 state grant for 911 systems and hires per-diem dispatcher
Summary
EMA/911 Director Brian Barton briefed commissioners on a State Interconnectivity Grant worth $230,699.51 to fund regional CAD/CHE/ESInet, NG911 GIS maintenance, a battery upgrade and ILEC maintenance; the board approved the grant and hired a per-diem 911 dispatcher.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a State Interconnectivity Grant of $230,699.51 to support a suite of 911-system maintenance and upgrade projects and approved the hiring of a per-diem 911 dispatcher.
EMA/911 Director Brian Barton presented the grant and a list of covered projects, which the minutes list as SouthCentral Mountain CAD Maintenance, SouthCentral Mountain CHE Maintenance, SouthCentral Mountain ESInet Maintenance, Fulton NG911 GIS Maintenance, SouthCentral Mountain Battery Upgrade and Fulton ILEC Maintenance. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to approve and execute the grant; the motion passed with all commissioners voting in favor.
Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to hire Troy Wagaman as a per-diem 911 dispatcher, effective pending clearances; the motion passed unanimously. A brief Salary Board meeting at 9:48 a.m. set the new hire's salary before commissioners entered an executive session on personnel.
HR Administrator Mary Huston attended the grant and hiring discussion. The minutes do not specify details about the grant's match requirements, project schedule or the dispatcher's salary.
