Friday, June 18, 1999
Private dispatch idea dies
Clermont, union make pact
BY TOM O'NEILL
The Cincinnati Enquirer
BATAVIA — Clermont County's emergency dispatching system won't be privatized any time soon.
That was the concern of the union representing the 19 dispatchers when county commissioners earlier this year wanted to establish the legal right to “subcontract out” dispatching services to save money.
Typically in such arrangements, the current workers are hired by the private firm on their current contract terms, but then must negotiate future deals with companies whose primary object is profit.
On Wednesday, commissioners ratified a tentative contract with the Fraternal Order of Police-Ohio Labor Council (FOP-OLC) bargaining unit.
The issue reached the State Employment Relations Board, which in March released a 13-page fact-finding report that recommended the county not consider privatization, but also criticized the dispatchers' stance as “too constraining.”
The commissioners' posi tion was that they weren't intent on privatizing emergency dispatching, but wanted to know more about its feasibility. To do so, they needed to establish that legal right.
The county is considering privatizing a wide range of services now provided by local government. For instance, they are taking bids from private companies to run the county's water district.
Walt Schaefer contributed.
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