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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey is asking for more money because up to 5,000 calls a month to 911 are not being answered.
The city council has cut $400,000 from the police budget and will consider the police chief’s objections to the cuts on Tuesday.
According to the Colorado Springs Gazette ( ), officials say call volume is growing and staffing is not keeping up.
The 911 call center employs 34 full-time emergency call-takers covering three eight-hour shifts around the clock. Carey wants to add six full-time call-takers.
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Information from: The Gazette,
