Mendocino County Grand Jury • 2009-2010 • Agency Response
Response to: DRUG DEALERS SUPPORT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT!

Response Form Re: Report Titled: : Emergency Communication – Consolidation is Imperative Report Dated: June 3, 2010*

Published: June 03, 2010 7 pages
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F4

Findings and Recommendations 8 findings

F1
A grant of $2.5 million from Homeland Security for communication software has been obtained by MCSO. The MCSO is sharing the software with other County law enforcement agencies.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Additional proposals are being reviewed by the LEAA and UPD to determine a plan that would best serve the County in going forward with this project.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
These issues need to be addressed: sources of funds, i.e. grants/homeland security, Federal and State funds,
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
the GJ continue monitoring the consolidated 911 system project and usage of the microwave tower. (All Findings)
F5
Elected officials of the State and Federal government have shown interest in this project.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
The proposed consolidation will include reverse 911 capabilities, allowing the Si communication center to automatically notify areas of the County of impending or existing emergencies.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
A contract exists between UPD and FBPD for emergency calls and dispatching. Costs are based on the volume of calls.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
The County's present state-of-the-art microwave tower is not being fully utilized. Leasing space to cell phone companies, or others, would provide revenue for the new consolidated 911 system.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
The potential use of the Global Positioning System, (GPS), to identify exact location of calls, officers, and emergency vehicles will be an integral part of this consolidation effort. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CONSOLIDATION IS IMPERATIVE 2010 Mendocino County Grand Jury
No recommendations for this finding

* This report's PDF did not contain easily extractable text and required Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for analysis. There may be minor errors in the extracted findings and recommendations due to OCR limitations with scanned documents.