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Deputy 911 director outlines training and support grants, including $1.1 million support award
Summary
Deputy Director Rebecca Cassio told the finance committee that a non‑competitive training grant and a $1,125,816 support grant help underwrite 911 training, software and salary offsets; the transcript contains an unclear figure for the stated maximum of the training grant.
Rebecca Cassio, deputy director for 911, told the finance committee on June 15 that two non‑competitive grants will help underwrite 911 operations.
Cassio said the training grant is a reimbursement program that covers class costs, staff hours, professional memberships and protocol software; the transcript records a numeric value for a stated maximum that is unclear in the record and therefore is not reported here as a verified figure. She said the training grant also incorporates money formerly allocated to the Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team grant.
Cassio also described a 911 support grant totaling $1,125,816, non‑competitive and non‑matching, allocated based on a combination of call volume and population. She said the support funding is intended to offset salary costs for the 911 operation.
A council member asked whether the 911 support grant is regional or limited to Springfield; the question appears in the transcript but a definitive answer is not captured in the record.
The committee did not record a formal vote on these items in the provided transcript.
