"Funding"
Channeling The Same Frequencies; Police Get $168K Grant for Radios
February 26, 2013For decades, police and firefighters in area towns have lived with radio communication inadequacies. Some of those irritating problems will be resolved with the award of a $167,899 federal grant recently announced by the Central Region Homeland Security Advisory Council in Worcester.
Read full articleTechnology Has Counties Scrambling for New Ways to Pay for Their 9-1-1 Call Systems
February 21, 2013When Delaware County officials recently hired a consultant to help solve a vexing funding shortfall for the county’s 9-1-1 center, they were not alone in their concern. Across Pennsylvania, local and state leaders are talking about changing the way county 9-1-1 operations are paid for.
Read full articleNTIA Announces Availability of $121.5 Million in State Grants to Assist with FirstNet Planning
February 7, 2013Washington — The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced the availability of $121.5 million in…
Read full article9-1-1 Ballot Item Excludes Records Upgrade
January 23, 2013A costly records management system is not included in a sales tax proposal the Boone County Commission placed on the April ballot Tuesday morning in an effort to improve local 9-1-1 and emergency management services.
Read full articleBoone County, Mo., Gathers Details for 9-1-1 Tax Proposal
January 7, 2013Boone County officials still are sorting out the details of how the county will structure Public Safety Joint Communications and Emergency Management as they face a Jan. 22 deadline to put a sales tax to fund 9-1-1 operations on the April ballot.
Read full articleScaling Back the Cost of Dispatching Services
October 25, 2012WOOSTER — Police, fire and emergency medical service departments that use the dispatch center in the Wayne County Justice Center will still pay more in 2013, but the increase has been scaled back 7 percentage points by the commissioners.
Read full articleHolmes Looks for 9-1-1 Funding
October 25, 2012MILLERSBURG — Time is ticking, as the expiration date approaches for a 9-1-1 fee assessed to all cell phone users in Ohio.
Read full articleProtect Your Castle
October 18, 2012This is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the overarching theme is: Our Shared Responsibility. EVERY police department is at risk.
Read full articleDeSoto 9-1-1 Budget OK’d for $3.9M
October 4, 2012The DeSoto District Emergency 911 Commission this week approved a budget for fiscal 2013 beginning Monday that will spend an expected $3.9 million, while they plan to hoard some funds for state-mandated radio system replacement in three years that’s expected to cost from $5 million to $8 million.
Read full articleNew Board to Tackle 9-1-1 Sales Tax Logistics
September 27, 2012A panel of nine Boone County residents is being formed to make recommendations to the Boone County Commission regarding a proposed 9-1-1 sales tax.
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