It is also a fact that Chicago's whole system wasn't accomplished by 8 or 10 individuals as has been the case here so far. Our 5 member board meets at least once a month. This small group of men has done research, planned, projected, organized, overseen, and nurtured this process all on a volunteer basis. This expenditure was decided upon because it will give officers the ability to run their own vehicle and driver checks from their squad cars freeing telecommunicators for emergency calls. The MDTs will also allow the officers to see a computer generated map that will show them the location of the call and their location as they drive to the call.
Most counties have to borrow money at cutover.
Recently there has been controversy and much discussion over a central dispatch point and the need for more telecommunicators. A committee has been meeting to determine how to resolve this issue now and in the future. These sorts of glitches take time to work out and can tend to slow things somewhat. The committee has made excellent headway in dealing with these issues. For our enhanced system each home must have a street style address to be accurately located.