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Cochise County reviews CCOM budget as $16-per-call fee and reduced state grant create shortfall
Summary
Cochise County officials on May 6 reviewed the communications center budget as leaders shift to a $16-per-call subscriber fee and grapple with a state 9-1-1 grant cut that could force the county to cover roughly $94,000 in reduced reimbursements; staff also flagged staffing, radio upgrades and capital needs.
Kim Jogelpens, identified in the meeting introductions as the CCOM director, told the Cochise County Board of Supervisors on May 6 that the county’s regional communications center has seen rising call volumes and is shifting from a radio-count fee to a $16-per-call subscriber model beginning July 1.
Jogelpens said CCOM tracked 186,015 incoming calls in 2023 and 212,658 in 2025, with year-to-date totals already up by about 3,200 calls. ‘‘We went to a schedule where subscribers...are going to be charged $16 per call instead of a flat fee based on radios,’’ she said, describing a billing method that will subtract the first 100 calls each quarter and bill agencies in arrears.
The change follows concerns that the previous radio-based assessment penalized smaller agencies that have many radios but limited staffing. Jogelpens said a few low-volume volunteer fire districts will face only a minimal annual charge (she cited an example of…
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