cfh32
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Anyone know the police chanels for Taylorsville/Cottonwood Heights area.
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Craig
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Craig
Taylorsville/Cottonwood Heights
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Utah_Viper
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that question brings up some oddities on UCAN. As of things right now.
Taylorsville PD is dispatched via SL Co Sheriffs dispatch. They use one of the SL SO Special Services TG's (Have to look at the number when it comes up) They mostly are the Tango units you will here on there. As opposed to Tango being Traffic Units on most agencies.
Cottonwood Heights is the newest agency, and they are some what orphans for now. they currently share the Dispatch, and TG with Midvale PD. They use the Cottonwood call signs.
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Taylorsville being dispatched through SL County isn't really an odditiy, it's necessary
When Taylorsville split from SL County they decided to keep using the Versadex dispatch and report system that SLCPD and Salt Lake County use. Because of that, it made sense for them to be dispatched by SL County, as it provided continuity in the way case numbers were assigned, calls cleared etc.
Cottonwood Heights didn't keep those programs, so they went with VECC dispatch. However a department the size of Cottonwood Heights just doesn't warrant their own dispatch system in reality, so they're combined. Cottonwood Heights call volume is probably 1/10th of SLCPD, who has the highest volume in the state
When Taylorsville split from SL County they decided to keep using the Versadex dispatch and report system that SLCPD and Salt Lake County use. Because of that, it made sense for them to be dispatched by SL County, as it provided continuity in the way case numbers were assigned, calls cleared etc.
Cottonwood Heights didn't keep those programs, so they went with VECC dispatch. However a department the size of Cottonwood Heights just doesn't warrant their own dispatch system in reality, so they're combined. Cottonwood Heights call volume is probably 1/10th of SLCPD, who has the highest volume in the state
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Its not so much the dispatch center, or operation as the fact the did not get their own TG's to use.
Observer1
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And the reason they didn't? Money.
By sharing a dispatcher with Midvale, it reduces the cost for both Midvale and Cottonwood Heights.
Each agency that has it's own channel requires more overhead, as you have to add another dispatcher to the system. When you have to staff that position 24 hours a day 7 days a week, it's not cheap.
The 2006/2007 fiscal numbers for VECC charges show a rather significant impact. Draper was paying $122,000 to VECC (34 sworn officers). Midvale (approximately 50 officers) was paying $209,000, Murray with approximately 45 officers was paying $284,000. West Valley, the largest department outside of SL County Sheriff and SLCPD was paying $672,000 with upwards of 90 patrol officers.
The call volume data shows that Murray accounted for 5% of the workload, Midvale 8%, Draper 6%, WVC 24%.
By not having a seperate channel for Midvale and Cottonwood Heights, the overhead is reduced, and their share is likely reduced, and the service doesn't suffer.
By sharing a dispatcher with Midvale, it reduces the cost for both Midvale and Cottonwood Heights.
Each agency that has it's own channel requires more overhead, as you have to add another dispatcher to the system. When you have to staff that position 24 hours a day 7 days a week, it's not cheap.
The 2006/2007 fiscal numbers for VECC charges show a rather significant impact. Draper was paying $122,000 to VECC (34 sworn officers). Midvale (approximately 50 officers) was paying $209,000, Murray with approximately 45 officers was paying $284,000. West Valley, the largest department outside of SL County Sheriff and SLCPD was paying $672,000 with upwards of 90 patrol officers.
The call volume data shows that Murray accounted for 5% of the workload, Midvale 8%, Draper 6%, WVC 24%.
By not having a seperate channel for Midvale and Cottonwood Heights, the overhead is reduced, and their share is likely reduced, and the service doesn't suffer.
The RR database shows:
TGID 22944 Cottonwood Heights Police Car to Car
Are they not using this as their cross talk channel?
As for central dispatches, outside of Salt Lake County most counties are central dispathes. Utah county is split with a couple cities with thier own and most using the county. Tooele is all dispatched by the county, and I know for a fact that is because of $$$. Box Elder is the same way. Davis & Weber are pretty much that way too.
TGID 22944 Cottonwood Heights Police Car to Car
Are they not using this as their cross talk channel?
As for central dispatches, outside of Salt Lake County most counties are central dispathes. Utah county is split with a couple cities with thier own and most using the county. Tooele is all dispatched by the county, and I know for a fact that is because of $$$. Box Elder is the same way. Davis & Weber are pretty much that way too.
Observer1
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As well they should be, most don't have anywhere close to the numbers SL County does. Woods Cross PD, for example, has 11 officers...total....SLCPD usually has 16-22 officers on duty even on graves.
SLCPD and SL County Sheriff (With T-Ville) are large enough to require their own dispatch, most others aren't.
As for the car to car channel, since it requires no support from a dispatch center, it's easy to assign one to each agency, no overhead.
I didn't mention this last night, it was late, but when you analyze the fees agencies are paying VECC, they're pretty big chunks of a budget. Cottonwood Heights is running on a $5 Million budget (that they're over last I heard, by a big chunk)...if they were to pay the same fee as Midvale, 1/20th of the budget just to VECC? Large chunk.
SLCPD and SL County Sheriff (With T-Ville) are large enough to require their own dispatch, most others aren't.
As for the car to car channel, since it requires no support from a dispatch center, it's easy to assign one to each agency, no overhead.
I didn't mention this last night, it was late, but when you analyze the fees agencies are paying VECC, they're pretty big chunks of a budget. Cottonwood Heights is running on a $5 Million budget (that they're over last I heard, by a big chunk)...if they were to pay the same fee as Midvale, 1/20th of the budget just to VECC? Large chunk.
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