Editorial Supports Merger

An editorial in The Birmingham News says the possible merger of 13 agencies within Jefferson County later this year into a single center, “makes a lot of sense,” including having standardized training and a single work location for dispatchers. The newspaper says the different agencies would probably just move their own dispatchers to a single location at first, “But cooperation between dispatchers is important, too.” The editorial hopes that eventually the seperate personnel operations merge as well. “Many communities across the country already have gotten together on this promising idea. Jefferson County should as well.”