Macomb County To Build $11 Million Operations, Communications Center

MOUNT CLEMENS – Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel announced his plan to build an $11 million, 25,000-square-foot operations and communications center that he said will be the first of its kind in Michigan.

The center will combine communication between several Macomb County departments such as the Sheriff?s Office dispatch, the Roads Department Traffic Operations Center, the Information Technology Data Center and the Emergency Management & Communications Department.

Hackel said because many County departments are connected to each other on a daily basis, the center will provide a location that is operable 24/7 and has the ability to monitor, manage, prevent, protect and respond throughout the County.

?The number one job of government is public safety,? he said. ?This center will be more efficient and effective by eliminating duplicate services, equipment and technology. It will be the model for other counties to follow all over the United States.?

The new Macomb County operations and communications center will be located at the current site of the Department of Roads building. It will accommodate more than 70 current staff and allow for future growth. Renovations include:

A 20-by-40-foot video wall that will be accessible to the Roads Department, Sheriff?s dispatch and Emergency Management.

Eight traffic monitoring positions

Twenty-four dispatch positions

A fully-functional Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and data center

Emergency generator power

Computer lab/training room facility

Shared communications and technologies (radio, voice, data, video)

Shared shipping and receiving

Shared conference rooms

It is projected that the center will cost about $11 million, with secured funding coming from a variety of sources:

The County will be covering $4.34 million – $3.57 million will come from capital improvements and $770,500 will come from the Sheriff?s Office.

Michigan Department of Transportation, $3.98 million