HomeMy WebLinkAbout780500.tiff �R € OFFICE OF WELD COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS
ELMER H. "Bud" REYNOLDS, Dinectoh
PHONE 13031 356-4000 EXT. 245
P.O. BOX 758
NUR Cp/ny GREELEY, COLORADO 606311
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ADS JUL2 1978 /sot/
July 26, 1978 r /
TO: Board o6 Weld County Commissioners a°Lo.
FROM: Weld County Communications Advisory Board
SUBJECT: Personnel Increase Got 1979.
The Weld County Communications Advise/1.y Board would Like
to biting to the attention o6 the Boated o6 County Commis-
sianens .thew dt xe to phomote an ineneas a in petsannel
at the Weld County Communications Center.
Weld County Communications began ptay.i.di.ng communication
senvicts to -it's uset agencies in 1975. The bta66 alto-
Gated 6oh these sexvices totalled seven dispatchers. At
that time, the load on the system was minimal, and the
sta66_ uwas able to handle the load adequately. Fhom 19 ,5,
to the phesent time, demands on the centen have increased
to a point beyond phesent sta66 czpab t tied.
We use the hollowing 6i-gunes as an example:
* Incheased complaints fina4bic 125%
* Inetease in commissioned police ob6icers 100%
* Increase in Shv L6b's Ob6ice 6ield
personnel 100%
Increase in 6ine atahms
(1978 versus 1977) 30%
Increase in medical calls
(1978 versus 1977) 21% .
Increased number, 06 agencies:
Police 5
Fite 18
Medical 6 Total: ** 29
Increase in dispatch s.tag6 -0-
As he6leeted by these 6igunes, it is belt the communica-
tions centet has done an admirable job in maintaining
.the etdicient level o6 pvt4o/tmance to this point. How-
eveh., serious considenati-on must be given to the 6act
that the increase in load on the center will continue
to "how nedlective o6 the population o6 Weld County. 760300
* Figune8 1978 versus 1977.
** Total does not include otheh county agencies. C
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It 414 the opinion o6 the Weld County Commun.icationh
AdvL6oley Boakd that the Communtcati.ono Centet de un-
dens-ta66ed normally, eonoideni.ng the amount o6 emengen-
c.ieo they handle and thi4 .id even more prominent (hiking
holidays oh vacations, or when personnel cute .i.Ct.
The membeiw 06 the Advisory Board hope you w.i.Q2 con.oLder
the above reasons in budgeting 6undo bon the CommunZea-
ti.ono Cente& to enable them to meet the needy and demando
os the eLtLzen4 o6 Weld County .in p&ov.iding the pnopet
and necessary emergency .ae/cvice44.
Regandd,
Elmer. H. Rey olds, Chajwman
Weld County Communieationo Advisory Board
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