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Sheriff seeks PSAP grant to move dispatch to Vesta; outlines staffing and fleet costs
Summary
Sheriff Konrath told the committee he applied for a FY27 PSAP grant to upgrade the county's dispatch system from Emergency Callworks to Vesta, with a potential 10% local match in the 2027 budget. He also reviewed outfitting cost-sharing rules and a staffing plan for correctional officers and dispatchers.
Sheriff Konrath told the Judicial & Public Safety Committee that he has applied for a FY27 PSAP grant to fund an upgrade of the county's dispatch system. "Emergency Callworks will soon no longer be serviced," the record states; the sheriff said Baycom and Motorola encouraged counties to transition to Vesta. If the grant is awarded, Konrath said there would be a 10% local match that would be placed in the 2027 budget.
Konrath also presented a fleet-management update and explained the county's cost-sharing for law enforcement outfitting (Belco): when charges are under $10,000 the county pays 25%; when charges exceed $10,000 the county pays 50%. He said the sheriff’s office plans to hire two correctional officers in 2026 and two more in 2027, and that the staffing model envisions a total of 10 dispatchers and 16 correctional officers. Konrath noted that jail certification takes five weeks plus four weeks of onsite training.
These items frame budgetary priorities for 2027 and staffing commitments for corrections and dispatch.
