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6.1.A. - Page 13 <br /> Issues Pertaining to the Consolidation of Police Dispatch <br /> Table 1 below shows how the 20 cities in San Mateo County, arranged by population, provide <br /> dispatch services. It is designed to show which cities contract out services, which cities manage <br /> their own and the comparative costs. With respect to call volume, note that some cities define <br /> call volume as the total number of calls received, while others define call volume as the number <br /> of calls to which dispatchers respond. With respect to the number of dispatchers, some cities may <br /> employ per diem dispatchers not included here and, in many cities, dispatchers have duties in <br /> addition to dispatch. <br /> 4 <br />