Hopkins Could Switch to County Dispatch Center This Summer
A County Board committee advanced a proposal that would allow Hopkins to close its dispatch center and use county dispatch services instead.
After a setback just a month ago, Hopkins could be on the fast track to transfer dispatch services to Hennepin County, closing the city’s dispatch center in the process. In an add-on to the County Board’s Public Safety and Judiciary Committee agenda Tuesday, commissioners voted 5-1 to advance Hopkins’ request to use the county dispatch center. That approval follows the board’s 6-1 rejection of a similar request May 15, when commissioners said a decision should wait until after the completion of a 911 study expected in July. Commissioner Jan Callison, who represents Hopkins, was the only commissioner to support the proposal then. But now Hopkins could drop to just three dispatchers by July 10 because two dispatchers could be headed to jobs …
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