Committee forwards request to replace two failed 911 dispatch consoles to Finance
Apr 28, 2026
After two 911 dispatch consoles failed and vendor parts were unavailable, the committee moved a request to purchase two replacement consoles at $25,684.72 to the Finance Committee. Treasurer noted potential funding elsewhere in county budgets and urged broader capital planning.
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Public Safety Director Glen Gosnell told the Washington County Public Safety Committee that two failures of the 911 dispatch consoles recently left portions of the consoles unusable and that vendor parts are no longer available to repair them. He said the consoles were originally installed in 2014 and temporary fixes (a hydraulic jack) were only short‑term.
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