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<br />SINGLE PSAP <br /> <br />(. <br /> <br />+ Lower initial cost <br />+ Lower ongoing costs <br />+ Greatly improved interoperability <br />+ Governed by joint board, not single entity <br />+ More efficiency; less response time <br />+ Police/Fire/EMS might be dispatched by closest unit, even if it is another <br />jurisdiction, in some cases <br />+ Pool f personnel resources <br />+ Consistency in employees <br />+ Same standards throughout County <br />+ Professional, dedicated personnel with the same look and education <br />Individual cities lack local control <br />Redundancy <br />-1+ Cities may increase cost <br />Job functions not related to dispatching that are done by PSAP personnel may <br />need to be provided in a different manner <br />Reduced control by cities <br />Increased impaclto site failures <br />Hardest on employee transition <br />Increased reliance on technology that could fail <br />+ Technological advances enable greater options, i.e., ACD (automatic all <br />distribution center) systems <br />Potential loss of esprit de corps (bigger not always better) <br />+ Call handoffs transparent <br />Labor negotiation issue <br />+ WMD - More command and control <br />+ No double taxation <br />+/- Availability/geographic location for command staff <br /> <br />(A <br />\.., <br /> <br />. <br />