County endorses 7 a.m.–3 p.m. protocol after Vernon asks to be paged differently
Commissioners discussed a request from Vernon Fire and Vernon City Council to reverse dispatching so the county commission is paged first for downed trees during business hours; after debate over jurisdiction, the commission directed a 7 a.m.–3 p.m. window for county-first dispatch and asked staff to document the change.
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Chair opened a discussion on a letter the commission received from Vernon indicating the Vernon City Council and Vernon Fire had voted to reverse their dispatch protocol so the county commission would be paged first during regular commission workdays. Commissioner (S3) summarized the letter: "The Vernon Fire Department is being paged on these trees down during the regular work day of the county commission...the commission should be called 1st," and asked whether that change would create undue hardship for county staff.
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