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Council reviews joint communications center budget; director absent
Summary
The council examined the proposed FY 26/27 budget for the joint city‑county communications center in the director’s absence; staff said most of the main increase is for staff pay and asked members to submit technical questions for the director to answer at a future meeting.
Council members reviewed the proposed fiscal year 2026–27 budget for the joint communications center, a shared city‑county operation, while the communications director was not in attendance. City Administrator Dr. Cofer summarized the board structure and said the center is paid half by the city and half by the county; he asked council members to submit questions for the director to answer at a subsequent meeting.
Dr. Cofer said the primary budget increase reflects staff-pay adjustments intended to improve retention in the call center. “Part of the main one of the main increases is for staff pay,” Dr. Cofer said, adding that staff retention is critical for maintaining a call center workforce. Council members raised questions about a roughly $14,000 office-equipment or maintenance item and about technology and maintenance agreements; staff said some costs were one-time investments and that the director would be asked to return with detailed technical answers.
Council deferred detailed action and asked staff to invite the communications director to the next meeting to respond to questions about maintenance agreements, equipment and staffing. No formal vote on the budget took place at this meeting.
The council moved on to other agenda items after the review.
