Published: December 21, 2018

AFTER MONTHS OF PLANNING AND PREPARATION AND A YEAR OF DISCUSSION, THE CITY OF SPRING HILL'S EMERGENCY DISPATCH CENTER WILL FINALLY MAKE THEIR MOVE TO FRANKLIN AS THEY WILL COMBINE WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS STARTING JANUARY 2ND.  ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES, THE SPRING HILL BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN APPROVED THE CONSOLIDATION PLAN IN OCTOBER WHICH WILL PROVIDE COST SAVINGS TO THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF CLOSE TO THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN OPERATIONAL COSTS.  MORE SAVINGS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE FUTURE.  IN ADDITION THE CONSOLIDATION WILL IMPROVE THE SPEED AND EFFICIENCY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSES AS IT WILL STREAMLINE REPORTS OF EMERGENCIES FROM MOST OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND PART OF MAURY COUNTY TO A SINGLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.  THE CITY OF SPRING HILL WILL ANNUALLY FUND THE EMPLOYMENT COSTS OF THE 10 DISPATCHERS TO HANDLE SPRING HILL’S EMERGENCY CALLS AND ALL OF SPRING HILL’S EXISTING DISPATCHERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY TO AVOID LAYOFFS. IN PREPARATION SPRING HILL'S TEAM OF DISPATCHERS HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT TRAINING WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION.