Jefferson County officials will discuss transferring 9-1-1 responsibilities from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to a new agency Thursday.
A 9 a.m. meeting set for the sheriff’s office in Port Hadlock will focus on the creation of the Emergency Services Communication District, which would assume responsiblity for 9-1-1 service independent of the sheriff’s office.
A “Users Group” of fire district personnel, law enforcment officers and others have been meeting since last year discussing the new district.