The Huron City Commission approved the purchase of a new digital 911 system that can hold 174-thousand 600 hours of recorded radio traffic and emergency calls. Commissioner Kerwin Haeder says the current system has been patched together..
Police Chief Gary Will says some digital radio traffic from the five counties contracted to use the Huron Dispatch Center is not being recorded and the system will make dispatchers more efficient…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/911recorder2.mp3|titles=911recorder2]The current unit was purchased for around 18-thousand dollars. The new system has a price tag of about 21-thousand dollars. That money can be taken from E-911 funds and is classified as a non-recurring expense. The Capital Assets Committee approve the purchase last week. The new unit has 32 channels to record on. The old system only has 27.