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OLD INFO in
2007: see main page for up-to-date info.
A. Dispatchers from the
towns/centers that a legislator on the
Public Service Committee is from should contact that legislator
prior to or immediately after the Sept 27 hearing:
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Call the office of the legislator
and ask to speak to the legislator's legislative director. Senator's
will have one; Rep's may only have 1-2 staff people. Explain the
importance of Senate 1603 to the dispatcher profession. Make sure to
explain that we have ALWAYS been in Group 2 but under an old title (Fire
and Police Signal Operators), that titles changed over the years along
with more duties and more technology, and now only dispatchers from 30
towns and cities are recognized as in Group 2. But all local, county and
state police-fire-EMS dispatchers should be.
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Email a copy of the
One Page Fact Sheet
to them. Emails are listed on the Public Service Committee page.
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Ask that they support Senate 1603
and find out if they will vote for it.
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Read more about the issue on this
web site.
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Please approach your legislator
politely and knowledgeably. This issue is a bipartisan, good government,
labor and management joint effort to improve the careers of key members
of the front-line public safety sector.
B. Coordinators
1. Essex County - Ann Marie Cullen
Assts: Kevin Harrison, Paul Polansky, Grethen Nolan, more:
2. Middlesex-Suffolk - Leslie Carroll
Assts: Larry Silva, Bob Acamondo, Dave Clemons, Richard Landers, Frank
San Severino, Mike Taplin, more:
3. Southeast (Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes) - Patty
Graney
Assts: Tracy Eldridge, Dave Connolly, Scott Billings, Charlene Fisk,
Cathe Moniz, Peter Thomas, more:
4. Worcester County - Laurie Favreau
Assts: Greg Anderson, Bob Odgren, more:
5. Western Mass. - Lisa Day
Assts: Butch Garrity, Rita Burke, Bill Mullen, more:
C. Key Items
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Read the
Fact
Sheet. for Dispatchers. Handout the One Page Fact Sheet to
everyone including Legislators
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FAX, mail, or send the
Flyer to all PSAPs. We
must get donations!
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Organize in your county; get a
senior/experienced dispatcher or dispatch supervisor from EACH PSAP to join or
support your county team! Get their email and phone number so they can
be contacted when their legislators need contacting, when a hearing is
scheduled, etc.
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Send contributions ($50-$100 per
dispatcher or supervisor is our goal) to MCSA Dispatcher Support Fund,
1600 North Street, Windsor, MA 01770.
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Fill out a PSAP Survey Form (see
below) for every PSAP and fire dispatch center in the region. No names
or DOB's are necessary, but we must have the facts sufficient to
project the financial impact within reason.
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Get all the dispatchers and
supervisors at your center to join the campaign; approach other
organizations to donate.
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Keep up with this web site and
see the links and information below
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