Sometime before the middle of next year, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office expects to upgrade its 9-1-1 system. People who call 9-1-1 in emergencies may not notice much difference – but behind the scenes, the Office could provide faster, more efficient service.
Last May, the County received a $140,000 grant from Montana’s Department of Administration to support the cost of a new 9-1-1 system – one of 49 awards made this year to counties, municipalities, and wireless service providers from a state program created by 2017 legislation.
Since then, said Jefferson County Sheriff Craig Doolittle, the Sheriff’s Office has been talking to potential vendors and participating in on-site demonstrations of existing systems, toward completing a request for proposals (RFP) that should be put out to bid in December. Doolittle hopes to have the new system in place and operational by mid-2020.
