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county-wide dispatch capability but some cities, including Minneapolis, maintain and <br />• fund their own dispatch centers. <br />The city of Saint Paul and Ramsey County Administrative staff have expressed <br />preferences for a single site PSAP to handle all dispatching for Ramsey County. <br />The suburban cities have directly or indirectly opposed the merger of Saint Paul and <br />suburban dispatch. There have been three major concerns: <br />-Backup capability in the event of disruption of service <br />-Potential reduction in services in the suburban cities due to increase in call <br />volume in Saint Paul and differences in response protocols <br />-Increased cost for suburban cities to add dispatchers to handle the call volume for <br />Saint Paul <br />ATTACHMENT: <br />• County Questionnaire on pages ~ <br />ACTION: <br />• Discussion <br />• Approve recommended response to County Questionnaire <br />• <br /> <br /> <br />