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Easton police set April 1 dispatch transition; December report notes two delayed responses
Summary
At the Jan. 20 meeting the Easton Board of Police Commissioners heard the chief report two delayed responses in December, received a verbal update on pistol permits and was told the dispatch center transition remains on schedule for April 1.
The Easton Board of Police Commissioners heard a monthly report from Chief Koskinas on Jan. 20 that identified two delayed responses in December and outlined plans to transition the town's dispatch operations on April 1.
Chief Koskinas, of the Easton Police Department, told commissioners that the December Incident Analysis recorded two delayed responses; the minutes do not provide further detail on those incidents. He also provided a verbal update on new pistol permit applications; the minutes note the update was verbal and do not list application counts.
On the dispatch center, Chief Koskinas reported that work is being completed within budget and on schedule and identified April 1 as the target date to transition operations to the new center. Commissioners discussed coordinating special duty job scheduling to align with the transition timetable.
The minutes do not record follow-up motions, specific staffing changes or a formal vote tied to the dispatch transition. The board recorded the discussions during its regular meeting at the Easton Public Library Conference Room.
The board's next procedural step on these operational items was not specified in the minutes.
