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Emergency Communications District reports staffing, call volume and discusses proposed 911 surcharge
Summary
ECD representative Mike reported vacancies and recent hires at the ECC, call-volume figures (25,883 calls in February; ~54,000 YTD), and outlined a proposed 911 surcharge increase from $1.50 to $1.86 that could generate about $36 million statewide and fund district consolidation and technology upgrades.
Mike, speaking for the Emergency Communications District, gave a multi-part report on operations, staffing and legislative developments.
On operations and equipment, he said IT has worked 86 incidents since Jan. 12, the district has been in contact with Dell about previously approved hardware purchases, and vendors are being consulted about an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) replacement and necessary installation work.
On proposed legislation, Mike said the current 911 surcharge is $1.50 and that a…
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