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Buntin has agreed to support the county dispatch operation ‘‘but not at the expense of things his department needs” Under Poling’s proposal, salaries of the dispatchers, as law enforcement personnel, would be picked up by the State Compensation Board. “I’m not going to oppose this but my primary concern is with the sheriff's department,” Buntin said on Monday. He expressed concern that a request for police dispatchers funded through the state might jeopardize his plans for asking for two additional deputies and two more police cars next year. In addition, Buntin said he’s satisfied with the dispatch service his department currently received at no cost from the Culpeper sheriff s department, assistance that won’t be affected by the decision to eliminate dispatch service to Rappahannock’s emergency services. “Sheriff Peters told us last year that he has no intentions of cutting us off,” Buntin said. “But that could change...The Culpeper Sheriffs Department might get overloaded next year,” he acknowledged.
In addition to personnel, space will be required to house the dispatch center, Poling said. The State Compensation Board will probably pay salaries and benefits, approximately $42,700. In addition, he said, it may be possible to secure federal funding with a 50 percent or 25 percent local match to cover the cost of radio equipment for rescue services ($8,387), radio equipment for law enforcement ($9,449) and communications tower ($4,100). Also money is available ‘from the state through the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund Act but, said Poling, the application must be in Richmond by
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