[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 59 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E407-E408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AUTHORITY

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 4, 2019

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
the Jefferson County Communications Center Authority on their one-year 
anniversary of establishment.
   Jeffcom 911 is an emergency dispatch center that increased 
production, reduced overhead cost, and created a more efficient public 
safety system by regionalizing eight emergency service agencies across 
Jefferson County. The company has overcome obstacles in staffing 
shortages, technology updates, and changes to policies, procedures, and 
work flow processes in order to eliminate delays and accomplish their 
role in public safety.
   A workforce of 136 qualified call-takers, dispatchers, and 
supervisors were required to

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manage the eight-member agencies, along with an additional 15 user 
agencies from surrounding areas. Jeffcom 911 staff persevered through 
over 25,000 hours of overtime to provide additional training, lectured 
courses, and individual observation to produce, cultivate, and develop 
a qualified workforce capable of providing professional support 
required by the agencies Jeffcom 911 serves 24 hours a day.
   Jeffcom 911 commenced operations on April 4, 2018 and is now the 
single Public Safety Answering Point in Jefferson County, serving a 
community of 600,000 citizens and covering 774 square miles that range 
from densely populated metropolitan areas to mountainous landscapes.
   I extend my deepest congratulations to Jefferson County 
Communications Center Authority for this well-deserved recognition.

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