Santa Clara County Grand Jury • 2010-2011 • Agency Response
Response to: City of Morgan Hill

City of Morgan Hill*

Published: August 25, 2011 2 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings

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Dispatch consolidation would result in more cost-effective and efficient emergency response and should be implemented throughout Santa Clara County.
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Jurisdictions which maintain their own dispatching centers: Campbell, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, the City of Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale and all jurisdictions that use Santa Clara County Communications for dispatch: Cupertino, Los Altos Hills and Saratoga should consolidate dispatch with neighboring jurisdictions and, where appropriate, should issue RFP's to do so.
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Radio equipment has not been standardized and impedes effective countywide communication and emergency dispatch
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Jurisdictions which maintain their own dispatching centers: Campbell, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, the City of Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale; all jurisdictions which use Santa Clara County Communications for dispatch: Cupertino, Los Altos Hills, and Saratoga; the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office; and Santa Clara County, should continue to work with the Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Association to achieve countywide standardization of radio technology.

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