Another person is expected to move to the jail. The problem is that the county does not have a pool of possible dispatcher candidates from which to draw to fill the positions. Of the six people who applied this fall, only a couple passed tests. One of the stumbling blocks was not being able to type 30 words a minute. This is good starting pay for this area, with excellent benefits and retirement.
Many dispatchers use the position to jump to jailer or deputy positions.
Humphrey is another alumna, working dispatch two years before becoming a patrol deputy, then sergeant. In January she'll replace Tom Windsor, who is retiring as chief support deputy. Windsor will continue to assist with search and rescue operations. It gives you a good familiarity of what systems are in place. Germano has seen many changes at dispatch, from people not having a means to advance to the ability to move to other positions, and from the center being at the sheriff's office's front counter to its current location in the basement.