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When the NG9-1-1 System went live in 2015, 140 workstations were deployed to 37 primary and 2 secondary PSAPs throughout the county. In addition to the NG9-1-1 equipment and 10-year maintenance and support contract, Cuyahoga County entered into a five-year contract with AT&T to supply the backend infrastructure to support network connectivity. The costs for both ECW and AT&T are currently supported by Cuyahoga County's portion of the Wireless Government Assistance Fund. During 2014, Cuyahoga County began implementation of NG9-1-1 network for all Cuyahoga County PSAPs. Under contract with Emergency Call Works (ECW) and AT&T, PSAP cutovers to this new technology continued through mid-2015. This technology features a hosted system with redundant technology that allows agency users to log in from any ECW station and receive their calls. On July 1, 2017, Cuyahoga County deployed a web -based Text-To-911 service, allowing anyone within the boundaries of Cuyahoga County to be able to text message 9-1-1. Currently, there are 22 Primary PSAPs throughout the county. CECOMS continues to provide support through wireless call answering and routing, Text-To-911 coordination, AMBER alerts, weather advisories, assistance to PSAPs in locating callers, MABAS support, media alerts, , license plate reader program management, back-up EMD for all PSAPs, countywide dispatcher training, hospital restrictions and over -rides, HAZMAT reporting, Radio Communications/MTAC assignments, mass notifications coordination, major emergency incident communications coordination, State of Ohio Emergency Response Plan and mass casualty incident coordination. The county entered into a contract with Mission Critical Partners in 2022 and is currently working on a county -wide emergency communications assessment, due to be complete in October 2022. 1.2 9-1-1 Coordinator Responsibilities Legislation requires each county to appoint a county 9-1-1 coordinator to serve as the administrative coordinator for all PSAPs participating in the countywide 9-1-1 final plan. The coordinator must also serve as a liaison with other county coordinators and the 9-1- 1 Program Office. The County 9-1-1 Coordinator, after consultation with representatives of the county, the municipalities and local public safety agencies shall: • Maintain a county plan for 9-1-1 enhanced service throughout the county. The plan shall specify: o The number and locations of all PSAPs serving municipalities within the county; o The procedure each PSAP will employ for continuing essential 9-1-1 services during the loss of commercial power; o The number of lines and call -taker position that each PSAP will utilize • Monitor for compliance with the standards and report the results on a regular basis to the 9-1-1 Program Review Committee. 17