U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett hosted U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in mid-Michigan on Monday. The two visited Livingston County’s 911 Central Dispatch, where Barrett recently secured $495,000 in federal USDA funds to upgrade the dispatch computer system.
The new, computer-aided dispatch (CAD) streamlined system will improve call intake, location verification, dispatching the appropriate emergency response, record management, and more.
“Modernizing our computer-aided dispatch system will enable our team of professionals to efficiently field emergency calls and deploy first responders and law enforcement throughout Livingston County,” said Livingston County 911 Director Kecia Williams. “Congressman Barrett’s work to secure federal funding made this much-needed technological upgrade possible. We are grateful to Congressman Barrett and Secretary Rollins for visiting 911 Central Dispatch and supporting our mission to keep Livingston County residents safe.”
The congressman and secretary also participated in a roundtable meeting with local farmers, and toured the MSU Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
