To: Brian Marl, Mayor, Dean Girbach, Terri Sibo-Koenig, Linda TerHaar, Jim Roth, Lee Bourgoin, and David Rhoads
Save the City of Saline Police Dispatch
We demand that the Mayor of the City of Saline and members of City Council remove from consideration the outsourcing of Saline Police Department’s dispatch operations.
Why is this important?
• City of Saline appointed and elected officials are considering outsourcing police dispatch operations to an agency outside of the City of Saline between 8:00 pm and 8:00 am.
• We believe that this will reduce the quality and timeliness of service to the residents of Saline.
• The Saline Police Department Dispatch is an integral part of law enforcement efforts to maintain low crime levels in the city with officer safety and the city community as being the first priority.
• Our local dispatchers are not only familiar with current investigative efforts, city streets and businesses; they are acquainted with community members, the organizational structure of the city, call history of local residences and businesses and know the officers.
• Losing dispatch would further erode what makes Saline a community, similar to the loss of our community hospital.
• We also feel this effort is the beginning of an attempt to completely eliminate dispatch operations as was attempted in 2011.
• We believe that this will reduce the quality and timeliness of service to the residents of Saline.
• The Saline Police Department Dispatch is an integral part of law enforcement efforts to maintain low crime levels in the city with officer safety and the city community as being the first priority.
• Our local dispatchers are not only familiar with current investigative efforts, city streets and businesses; they are acquainted with community members, the organizational structure of the city, call history of local residences and businesses and know the officers.
• Losing dispatch would further erode what makes Saline a community, similar to the loss of our community hospital.
• We also feel this effort is the beginning of an attempt to completely eliminate dispatch operations as was attempted in 2011.