Should Westwood and Washington Twp. Share Dispatching?
Some Westwood and Washington Township officials want the towns to share emergency dispatching services to save money, but others say the combined desk may not be able to handle the number of calls during large emergencies.
Washington Township Mayor Janet Sobkowicz effectively decided that the township and Westwood would not share emergency dispatching services when she said she would not sign a contact for the services to be performed out of town during a council meeting last week. The shared dispatch would have been hosted in the Westwood Police Department with a team of civilians running the desks. Combining services would have saved about $50,000 a year for the township compared to running their own dispatch with civilians, but the change would have required the Washington Township Police Department to be closed at night as part of savings. "As far as I'm concerned, $50,000 is not a high price to pay for dispatching to stay here," Sobkowicz said. …
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Kevin P
10:26 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012
Yes.. sharing services just makes sense. It is a sign of times. more ›