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The 911 Consolidation Ledger: Auditing What Palm Bay Buys and What It Surrenders

Unsealed contract terms reveal the stark municipal trade-offs: faster ambulance dispatch and budget relief versus irreversible asset surrender and frontline labor concessions.

PALM BAY, FL — City Hall has unsealed the full 16-page draft Interlocal Agreement, four-year budget model, and transition exhibits for Thursday’s City Council meeting under Unfinished Business.

The forensic audit reveals a ledger with two columns: eliminating medical call-transfer friction and sheltering from chronic dispatch staffing vacancies on one side; surrendering six brand-new L3Harris radio consoles for $0, paying $70,000 to haul them to Rockledge, and locking into an irreversible exit trap on the other.

Key Takeaways:

• Eliminates ambulance phone transfers under one roof in Rockledge

• Signs over six L3Harris Symphony consoles for $0 plus $70,000 moving fee

• Absorbed dispatchers serve 365 days at-will before civil service protections apply

Read the full investigation, verified transcripts, and public records at The Palm Bayer:

https://news.thepalmbayer.com/news/palm-bay-emergency-communications-contract-audit/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=palm-bay-emergency-communications-contract-audit

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