TRAVERSE CITY — The Grand Traverse County Commission will be meeting Wednesday morning (April 16) to discuss terminating the county’s Next Generation 9-1-1 call handling system.
Grand Traverse Central Dispatch Deputy Director, Corey LeCureux said, in a recommendation to the county commission, that the current call system, put into place in 2018, is defective and poorly supported and that a replacement is needed.
In order to start that process, GT Central Dispatch needs to give their partners 12 months’ notice before termination, which would be May 1, 2026.
In the recommendation, LeCureux said the move would have minimal impact on their partners, because all but one of them have given notice of their intention to terminate the partnership.
He also said it will have no impact on their backup plan since Grand Traverse County is part of a statewide Emergency Services Internet (ESI), which allows them to back up to any other center even if there are technological differences between 9-1-1 centers. Right now, Grand Traverse County is backed up by Leelanau County and an equipment change will not have an effect.
LeCureux said this will allow them enough time to find a replacement and that Central Dispatch is preparing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new system.
The Grand Traverse County Commission meeting is at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, on the second floor of the Governmental Center in Traverse City at 400 Boardman Ave.
