Commission extends 12‑hour dispatch MOUs for 24 months amid recruitment shortages
Facing ongoing dispatcher shortages, the board approved two 24‑month memoranda of understanding with Operating Engineers Local 3 to allow 12‑hour shift assignments for communications supervisors and communications officers; commissioners debated whether two years was too long, and one commissioner voted nay on the officers' MOU.
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The Lander County Board of Commissioners approved two memoranda of understanding with Operating Engineers Local 3 to continue 12‑hour shift assignments for dispatch supervisors and communications officers for 24 months, citing persistent hiring and retention challenges in emergency communications.
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