Local 911 Centers Ask Governor to Item Veto Proposed Fee

911 dispatchers ask Governor Reynolds to veto bill

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Legislature passed a bill overnight before the close of the legislative session that 911 emergency dispatchers are calling on the governor to veto. Regional Water issues mandatory water rationing, water sources below capacity Specifically, emergency dispatchers are concerned about Division XII, Section 42 of the standings appropriations bill, which grants the Iowa 911 Program the authority to charge local 911 s…

Local 911 centers ask governor to item veto proposed fee

"This bill really just hits us with a ton of bricks," said AJ Mumm, director of Polk County Emergency Management.

Iowa 911 systems call for fee to be item vetoed - Radio Iowa

Organization that represent 911 systems in Iowa are urging Governor Reynolds to reject a proposed fee for distributing calls. The fee is included in a bill that passed the legislature just before it adjourned for the year. Representative Eric Gjerde, a Cedar Rapids policeman, said the proposed fee would be paid to the state by […]

911 professionals call out state legislature for passing provision that would allow state to charge local 911 operations

Edited release 05/16/25 A last-minute provision added to Iowa’s standing appropriations bill before the legislature adjourned Thursday morning could lead to the state charging local 911 operations. According to a release from the Iowa Chapters of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials and the National Emergency Number Association, the legislation grants the Iowa 911 Program the authority to charge local 911 service boards for …