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Council backs Grant County PSAP grant application to explore dispatch consolidation
Summary
Council adopted a resolution supporting Grant County's FY2027 PSAP grant application to seek equipment upgrades and to evaluate consolidation of emergency dispatch services; county officials said the grant would require a 10% local match and could fund technical upgrades beginning in 2027 if awarded.
Council considered Resolution 26-12, which supports Grant County's application for the Wisconsin Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) grant and affirms the city's willingness to continue evaluating a potential consolidation of dispatch services. Grant County Sheriff Craig Rookoff and County Administrator Nate Dreckman described equipment upgrades, the need for remodeling to house consoles, and the operational benefits of consolidation.
"This consolidation, if it is approved and if we move forward with it, will provide all citizens of Grant County, in my opinion, a better service to our first responders and to the general public as a whole," Sheriff Craig Rookoff said when outlining the grant request. County officials said the grant application is due Aug. 25, that award decisions might be known by September or November, and that the grant would require a 10% local match; county staff estimated total eligible upgrade costs around $1.5 million.
Council voted to adopt the resolution, and staff said subsequent intergovernmental agreements and budget evaluations would be required before any funds were committed or services transferred.
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