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Public Safety director warns 911 staffing shortfall as committee approves $1.02 million communications grant
Summary
Public Safety Director Glen Gosnell told the committee staffing shortages in the communications center are pushing employees to 12–16-hour shifts; the committee authorized backfilling budgeted Communications Officer positions and recognized a $1,024,514 targeted communications grant.
Glen Gosnell, Director of Public Safety, told the Washington County Public Safety Committee on Jan. 27 that the communications center is operating below minimum staffing after a retirement and recent resignations and urged immediate backfilling of budgeted Communications Officer positions.
Gosnell described the communications center as a 24/7 operation and said staff are ‘‘overworked, under paid and…
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