Stutsman Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist

Stutsman Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission has approved additional Communication Specialist at the Dispatch Center.

Three full-time communication specialists will be increased to nine.

Stutsman County Emergency Manager, and Communications Center Administrator, Jerry Bergquist requested the additional personnel, converting five part-time communication specialists to full time and combining two vacant part-time communication specialist positions into one vacant full-time position.

The changes will take effect March 1.

Bergquist also noted that the 2014 statistics for the Stutsman County Communications Center showed the call center handled 28,357 calls for service to the various law enforcement, fire, ambulance and other government agencies in Stutsman County. The number is up less than 1 percent from 28,289 calls for service in 2013.