For more than seven years, Lake County has been working towards a regional 911 consolidation in an effort to eliminate call transfers and improve response times.
A rendering of the front entrance of the planned Regional Operations and Communications Facility. Prospective members of the consolidated dispatch services include 15 fire departments at 22 law enforcement agencies. A regional consolidation of 911 dispatch and emergency services is moving forward after two intergovernmental agreements were approved by Lake County Board committees this week.
“ represents a major achievement for Lake County as a government entity, as well as a regional leader,” Sutton said. “It is an initiative that directly impacts our residents, business owners and visitors, and has involved unprecedented cooperation and collaboration among multiple villages, cities and districts, among Lake County.”
The second IGA initiates the process to establish a joint Emergency Telephone System Board from a number of local ETSBs. An ETSB receives 911 surcharge funds and is an oversight board responsible for managing the operational aspects of the 911 system. A new joint ETSB requires final approval from the Illinois 911 administrator.
Consolidating investments such as facilities, equipment and systems into fewer centers also results in more “cost-effective financial outcomes,” Sutton said. Idleburg said that while he has “deep concerns” moving forward, he is willing to sit down with the county and partner agencies to figure out how to move forward.
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