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Bee Cave council approves interlocal dispatch agreement with Marble Falls to cut costs

Bee Cave City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

The Bee Cave City Council approved an interlocal agreement to move dispatch services to Marble Falls, a change staff says will reduce annual service costs to about $330,000 with $540,000 in one-time conversion expenses and a projected two-year payback of upfront costs.

The Bee Cave City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 13 to approve an interlocal agreement (ILA) with the City of Marble Falls to provide public-safety dispatch services beginning with a planned go-live of Oct. 1, 2027.

City staff presented a decade-long review of dispatch costs and proposed the agreement after evaluating alternatives. Miss Oakley, the staff presenter, said the current annual cost modeled with Lakeway was approximately $595,172 and that the Marble Falls proposal would set an annual service charge at about $330,000. "The interlocal agreement that is proposed…

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