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ORDINANCE NO. 79-23 <br />INTRODUCED BY: Council as a Whole <br />AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A 24-HOUR <br />IN-STATION DISPATCHING UNIT WITHIN <br />THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE. <br />WHEREAS, the Police Department of Mayfield Village is <br />currently without the services of an in-station dispatcher on week- <br />days from 12:00 midnight until 8:00 A.M. and on weekends from <br />Friday 12:00 midnight until Monday at 8:00 A.M.; and <br />WHEREAS, during those hours without an in-station <br />dispatcher the Police Department must rely on the services of an <br />out-of-station dispatching system which provides only a one-way <br />communication system for those officers on duty; and <br />WHEREAS, the use o£ a one-way dispatchinq system presents <br />a substantial risk o£ harm to police officers by reducinq their <br />ability to communicate with their fellow officers in calls for <br />assistance; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayfield Village, because of its continued growth <br />in both population and general commercial activity, requires expanded <br />capabilities for providing adequate law enforcement and protection for <br />its residents as well as its police officers;and <br />WHEREAS, the establishment of 24-hour in-station dispatching <br />would greatly enhance the opportunity for improving the effectiveness <br />of the Police Department by providing continuous and reliable two- <br />way dispatching capabilities; now, therefore, <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: <br />Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed <br />to establish a 24-hour in-station dispatching unit within the P.olice <br />Department o£ the municipality. <br />Section 2. The Mayor is further authorized and directed <br />to hire the services of the following personnel, at the rate of pay <br />specified, to compose the dispatching unit: <br />(a) Two full-time dispatchers to be paid at the rate <br />designated for Class B Dispatchers in accordance with the pay <br />scale of the municipality; <br />(b) Two part-time dispatchers to be paid an hourly rate <br />computed on the rate of pay for Class B Full-time Dispatchers <br />divided by 2,080.