Duanesburg and Princetown, which currently pay nothing for dispatch services, would pay $174,000 and $66,000 respectively over five years, according to the plan.
Ya, that's forcing a new tax on those residents ... they'll like that.
They're currently paying a combined, $3,752,196 to run these independent dispatch centers. Under the "consolidation", they'll pay a total of $3,557,173. That's a difference of $195,000 - saved, which is a good thing. BUT ... why is a consolidated center going to cost SO much to run? Something here just doesn't make sense. And since this is a one time GRANT, where will the $ come from in future years?
Princetown and Duanesburg would be far better off contracting out the state police. How does Saratoga, Clifton Park, Ballston Lake, Ballston Spa and Charlton do it?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Princetown and Duanesburg would be far better off contracting out the state police. How does Saratoga, Clifton Park, Ballston Lake, Ballston Spa and Charlton do it?
I think it depends on the number and type of calls/crimes.......
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Schenectady County call center grant official Thursday, July 9, 2009 By Justin Mason (Contact) Gazette Reporter
SCHENECTADY COUNTY — Schenectady County will receive $1 million to create a consolidated emergency dispatch center by early 2011, state and local officials announced Wednesday. The effort would centralize 911 dispatch services now operated by police departments in Schenectady, Scotia, Rotterdam, Glenville and Niskayuna. Centralized dispatch would also include Duanesburg, Princetown and the village of Delanson, which now rely on the call center at the state police substation off of Route 7. The state grant will be for equipment to create a unified communications center; no location for the center was cited. New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez said the consolidation will save more than $7 million over a 10-year period. “In this difficult time for all Americans, reducing expenses is as important on the state and local municipal level as it is for every household,” she said. Under the consolidation plan, most of the municipalities would pay less for dispatch services. Only Princetown, Duanesburg and Delanson would pay more because they now receive free services through the state police, which may move its dispatchers out of the county starting in April 2010. All 52 dispatchers working with local and county departments would be retained under the centralized system. County Legislator Anthony Jasenski, D-Rotterdam, said some of these positions would be lost through attrition and the new center would probably employ about 42 dispatchers. “Right now, everyone who is employed will remain employed,” said Jasenski, chairman of the county’s Public Safety Committee. County municipalities spent roughly $4.3 million on dispatch operational expenses in 2008, with the city of Schenectady paying the lion’s share. County officials anticipate spending $3.9 million during the first year of the centralized system, with this amount dropping an additional $150,000 once optimal staffing levels are achieved by the second year, according to a study conducted in 2007. “This is an informed decision of all the entities involved,” Cortes-Vasquez said. State money
The grant will be through the state Local Government Efficiency program. Since 2005, the state has distributed more than $29 million and cites an estimated savings of $250 million.............>>>>..............>>>>>............http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2009/jul/09/0709_dispatch2/
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Centralized dispatch would also include Duanesburg, Princetown and the village of Delanson, which now rely on the call center at the state police substation off of Route 7.
Will these towns have the option to opt out of this county emergency dispatch if they so choose and keep things as they are? I would if I were them!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
It was ALWAYS there........just talked about to see 'who gets the credit'/vote.......see.....the County Sheriff CZAR.....is taking shape now.....like a baby in the womb........the initial act of conception is lost on the public.......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
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