Action by the City Council Tuesday night to add an additional dispatcher at the police department during peak times should benefit all residents of Lamesa in addition to first-responders, according to Fire Chief Larry Duyck.
“This is a win-win for everybody,” Duyck told the council.
Mayor Josh Stevens said the request for an extra dispatcher came up during a meeting between city and council officials to discuss agreements for various services shared by the two entities.
Stevens said there apparently have been issues in the recent past where the sheer volume of calls being handled by a lone dispatcher on duty created difficulties.
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