Terms Used In Michigan Laws 484.1320

  • Consolidated dispatch: means a countywide or regional emergency dispatch service that provides dispatch service for 75% or more of the law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency medical service, and other emergency service agencies within the geographical area of a 9-1-1 service district or serves 75% or more of the population within a 9-1-1 service district. See Michigan Laws 484.1102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • primary PSAP: means a communications facility operated or answered on a 24-hour basis assigned responsibility by a public agency or county to receive 9-1-1 calls and to dispatch public safety response services, as appropriate, by the direct dispatch method, relay method, or transfer method. See Michigan Laws 484.1102
  • Public agency: means a village, township, charter township, or city within the state and any special purpose district located in whole or in part within the state. See Michigan Laws 484.1102
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (1) The county shall create an emergency 9-1-1 district board if a county creates a consolidated dispatch within an emergency 9-1-1 district after March 2, 1994.
  (2) The membership of the board and the board’s powers and duties are determined by the county board of commissioners. The membership of the board must include a representative of the county sheriff or his or her designated representative, a representative of the Michigan state police designated by the director of the Michigan state police, and a firefighter. If the emergency 9-1-1 district consists of more than 1 county, the president of the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association shall appoint the sheriff representative.
  (3) A county or other public agency may make appropriations to the emergency 9-1-1 district board.
  (4) A public agency may contract with the emergency 9-1-1 district board, and persons who are both members of the board and of the governing body of the public agency may vote both on the board and the body if approved by the contract.
  (5) The basis under which a consolidated dispatch meets the requirement for being a primary PSAP under section 102 determines the system to be used in dispatching participating service units.