Elko County approves countywide rollout of 1st Due dispatch platform

The Elko County Board of Commissioners voted to approve countywide implementation of the 1st Due dispatch and responder notification platform, with phased transition through December 2026 and a first‑year cost estimate of $201,050 recommended by the E911 board. County staff and the E911 board explained the platform will replace existing components (including a records management system portion) while retaining eDispatch as a low‑cost backup notification channel.

E911 staff said the consolidated current payments for systems to be replaced totaled about $127,754.68 and that negotiations and configuration changes had already produced an estimated $20,000 immediate savings on the package. Staff emphasized that agencies may choose to fund additional 1st Due modules they elect to use, and agencies would retain interoperability through planned configuration. ‘‘We brought it as a proposal and… the product is dramatically better than what we’re using,’’ an E911 representative said. Commissioners asked for annual budget alignment, a future briefing on dispatch changes, and performance reporting; the motion to implement the platform using E911 funds carried by voice vote.