Brazos County 9‑1‑1 district requests $1.7 million county share as call volume rises
The Brazos County Emergency Communications District asked commissioners for a county contribution just over $1.7 million (about a 16% increase) to add a county-focused staff position and make modest pay-scale adjustments amid rising county fire dispatch volumes and radio traffic, the district told the court May 20.
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Patrick Corley, executive director of the Brazos County Emergency Communications District, told commissioners on May 20 that the district’s county portion of the combined dispatch center budget will be "just over $1,700,000," an increase of nearly 16% versus last year. The district requested the increase to add a staff member dedicated primarily to the county fire‑radio position and to raise starting and career-ladder wages to address retention and recruitment pressures.
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