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Importance of dispatchers celebrated
Commission OKs communications officer proclamation
commission meeting
Barton County commissioners Jennifer Schartz, Shawn Hutchinson, Jim Daily and Kirby Krier sit in a rearranged commission chamber Monday morning as they prepare to honor 911 dispatchers by marking this as National Public Safety Communications Officers Week.
Public safety communications officers, commonly know as 911 dispatchers, play a vital role in protecting the life and property of Barton County citizens, a role only heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the crux of a proclamation adopted by the County Commission Monday morning marking this as National Public Safety Communications Officers Week.