The future of city and county 911 dispatch in Shelbyville / Shelby County will be together, as one.  And that means more than just sharing the same room they currently share at the Shelby County Jail.

Shelby County Council President Tony Titus.

Discussions over time even included the possibility of going in with Hancock County on what could have become a regional center for dispatching law enforcement and fire and medical calls.  In the end, Shelby County decided ramps ups in technology needed to improve the center could be done alone.

Titus says a director is being sought to take the dispatch center to the next step.

The goal, eventually, would be to move dispatch from its current cramped quarters to a facility or site of its own.  Budget constrictions may put that on hold for awhile.

Titus says they will focus now on getting an E911 director and board in place and then look to bring the dispatch with new technology under the county umbrella.