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Lee's Summit dispatcher urges pay parity ahead of co‑location with fire dispatch
Summary
A lead communications specialist for Lee's Summit Police Department told the committee that a longstanding pay disparity between police and fire dispatchers has driven attrition and risks morale and service as the two groups prepare to co-locate May 26; she urged correction before collocation.
During the public-comment portion of the finance committee meeting, Elizabeth Hoon, who identified herself as a lead communications specialist with the Lee's Summit Police Department and a nearly 20-year employee, asked the city to address a pay disparity between police and fire dispatchers before the departments co-locate in a…
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