Groveland Police dispatch moving to Lake County due to staffing shortages

The Groveland Police Department will temporarily move its police dispatch operations into the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center after staffing shortages left the department with just five dispatchers.The temporary arrangement begins Nov. 16, according to a release from the city of Groveland.Lake County dispatchers will assist Groveland communications technicians while the city evaluates longer-term options for handling police dispatch services.Staffing shortage prompts moveGroveland has 10 police dispatcher positions budgeted but had been operating with seven filled positions, according to the city.The department said it has been unable to onboard new dispatchers for about three years and that its compensation falls below other local dispatch opportunities.That staffing level fell to five this week after GPD terminated two dispatchers following what the city described as a sustained investigation into misconduct.The city said the investigation involved comments made wh