The City Council proclaimed April 12-18 as Public Safety TeleCommunications E911 Professionals Week. The second full week of April is recognized annually to honor public safety telecommunicators and their critical role in emergency services. Four of the Bartlesville Police Department’s E911 dispatchers were on hand for the proclamation, including, from fourth from left, Brooklyn Adams, Jasie Mercier, Logan Minor and Greg Oates, shift lead dispatcher, as well as BPD Capt. Jay Hastings, third from left, who oversees dispatch services. Also pictured, from left, are Councilor Aaron Kirkpatrick, Vice Mayor Trevor Dorsey, Mayor Jim Curd, Councilor Tim Sherrick and Councilor Larry East.
