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Central Dispatch director seeks restoration millage on August ballot to maintain operations
Summary
Jessica Gilbert, Roscommon County Central Dispatch director, requested the board pprove placing a millage restoration (back to 1 mill) on the August ballot, citing more than 38,000 calls handled in 2025 and rising operational costs and technology requirements.
Jessica Gilbert, director of Roscommon County Central Dispatch, asked the board to support a restoration millage that would restore the dispatch operating millage to its original 1 mill on the August ballot, correcting for the Headley rollback.
Gilbert said the dispatch center managed "over 38,000 total calls" in 2025 and highlighted technology and staffing pressures that make restored operating revenue important to maintain emergency‑response capacity. The authority board has approved placing a restoration proposal forward and the dispatch director said she was requesting county support to finalize placement on the August ballot.
Commissioners asked whether the board had already approved placement (it had not) and indicated willingness to move forward to place the matter on the agenda for the next meeting so voters could consider it in August.
