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PART IV. PROGRAM NARRATIVE. The followiny suggested format is provided for use with applications for criminal justice funds. For specific deta il see Instructions, Part IV, Program Narrative, Attachment t'1, "Un; form Grant & Contract t'1anagement Standards". 1. OBJECTIVES AND NEED FOR THIS ASSISTANCE. Brief and concise summary of the background and nature of the problem. Include specific data and cite sources. The San ~wrcos Police Communications system consists of three shift personnel and one relief dispatc~ler. The office is in operation 24 hours daily and is the largest and most complex ~--mnunications system in the county. It is housed with twelve telephone lines, one telecommunic- tons computer, fifty two direct line alarm systems, a radio operated paging system and a lr chan~el radio console. The radio console handles the communication needs for several agencies. Kot only is the dispatcher responsible for the San Marcos Police units but communicate with the Fire Department, Hays County &~S, the S\VTSU Police Department, the Texas Highway Patrol and local TABC personnel. San Marcos Public Horks and other city service units also communicate with the dispacther but on a less frequent basis. In addition to the normal calls fo service, the dispatcher takes all telephone calls for the department. This includes administrati calls and calls for Criminal Investigations. The San }Iarcos communications system is the only fully operational communications system in the county. Other Lm.¡ Enforcement agencies either do not maintain 2¿~~ervice or are not equipped with teletype operations. During area emergencies and other civil defense situations, the San Marcos Police DepartJH'.nt serves as the communication center for the entire county. Reliability in the systems readiness and durability are essential. Not only have the regular service needs of the communications system increased drastically in recent years, growth projections indicate that service needs ,.¡ill continue to rise. In 1981:. the San Ì'Iarcos Police responded to 13,069 calls for service. Each call was routed through our coomunications center. This does not include normal radio transmissions and assistance to other agencies. The manner in which the community depends upon this communications system, its securit efficien~y and dependibility are of paramount importants. During a tornadoe disáster in San Marc 2. RESULTS OR BENEFITS EXPECTED. Brief and concise narrative of the overall purpose of the project, or what is expected to be accompl i shed by the project. The intent of this project is to integrate a second console position into the communications center. The initiation of the project will provide several more efficient and effective services to the entire community. As service demands increase in the communications office, in the years ad, equipment will exist to facilitate a second dispatcher. This alternative situation will 'vide many new possibilites. The dispatcher will have the ability to communicate one more than ( ._~- channel at the same time. In emergency situations, an alternate radio system is available in the event that there is primary radio failure. During special activities, personnel can be assigned the alternate radio position. Chilympiad and Wurstfest specifically drastically tax the dispatchers services. Special Highway Patrol task forces patroling the area significantly increase radio traffic. During the 1982 l.J'urstfest, approx. 40 addition Highway Patrolman were in operation within the county. The week long task force resulted in several hundred arrests. Kat only ,.;ill the system help to cope with the problems of our already overloaded and oven.¡orked system, but ,.;ill provide some preperation for the expectation of the future.