Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Public Safety topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Stuart honors dispatch center accreditation, highlights 34,783 calls handled in 2025
Summary
The City of Stuart proclaimed April 12–18, 2026 as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and heard that the city's communications center handled 34,783 calls in 2025 and earned accreditation from the Florida Dispatch Accreditation Organization.
At the April 13 commission meeting the city proclaimed April 12–18, 2026 as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and recognized the dispatch center's work and recent accreditation. Captain Michael Gerwin, speaking on behalf of Chief Zanelvic, described the center as staffed by nine full‑time dispatchers, four part‑time dispatchers and one communications supervisor and said the center answered 34,783 calls in the past year (about 13,000 emergency and 21,000 non‑emergency).
Tammy Champion, communications supervisor, introduced several dispatchers who were present and invited commissioners to visit the center. Mayor Christopher Collins and commissioners publicly thanked the dispatch staff for their professionalism and for being the "first and most critical contact" for residents calling 911.
The commission's proclamation recognizes the role of telecommunicators in emergency response and public safety and highlights the center's recent accreditation by the Florida Dispatch Accreditation Organization.
Quote: "You do not get enough credit. You're all invisible angels," Mayor Christopher Collins said to dispatch staff during the proclamation.
No formal votes were taken on the proclamation beyond the acknowledgment and presentation.
