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Oakland Not Yet Ready to Scrap Brand New, But Troubled Police Radio System
August 2, 2012OAKLAND — City leaders won’t rush to replace Oakland’s unreliable public safety radio system that failed police officers again Monday night while protesters marched through city streets shortly after a visit from President Barack Obama.
Read full articleChicago: Union, Officials at Odds
July 23, 2012The union representing dispatchers for the Northwest Central Dispatch System presented a vote of no confidence in the agency’s management at a board of directors meeting Thursday morning in Arlington Heights.
Read full articleStark County, Ohio, 9-1-1 Telecommunicators to Pay More for Benefits
April 12, 2012CANTON: Union employees at the Stark County 911 Call Center must pay higher health insurance contributions during the next two years and will not receive a pay increase for three consecutive years.
Read full articlePolice Chief’s Language Triggers Complaint
January 2, 2012SEYMOUR — A flare-up at the police station the morning after a town meeting voted to finance a new emergency communications system is expected to be played out at a police commission meeting next month.
Residents Dec. 15 approved financing of the emergency dispatch console, for up to $497,000; along with vehicles for the Public Works and Fire departments.
On Dec. 16, according to First Selectman Kurt Miller, Police Chief Michael Metzler “was voicing frustration about the lack of support by members of the Police Department and was speaking out.”
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