Homer City Council revisited the topic of consolidating 911 emergency dispatch services at their Nov. 21 meeting.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has proposed consolidating dispatch services with the communities of Homer, Kenai and Seward. The centralized dispatch facility would be housed in Soldotna.
Homer City Council considered a resolution that would have allowed City Manager Katie Koester to research how centralized emergency dispatch might affect the Homer community.
After a 3 to 3 tie vote, Homer Mayor Bryan Zak cast the deciding ‘no’ vote and rejected the resolution.
Homer City Council originally passed a resolution on Oct. 24, authorizing the City Manager to either accept or reject the proposal for centralized dispatch services.
But the issue of centralized dispatch returned to the table at the Nov. 21 meeting, after Council Member Donna Aderhold submitted an official notice of reconsideration on Oct. 25. Under Homer City Code, a council member who voted on the prevailing side may move to reconsider the council’s action within 48 hours of the original vote.