Tulsa County approved an agreement Monday that will keep sheriff’s office dispatchers in the city’s 911 center another year.
Sheriff Vic Regalado said the city and county have simply renewed last year’s rental agreement, which will see the county pay $186,533.
"Our 911 center is ready to go, and it's funded through E911 funding; however, it's located in the training center, which is not complete," Regalado said.
A proposal last year would have seen the county sell the sheriff’s downtown headquarters, the Dave Faulkner building at First Street and Denver Avenue, and use the proceeds to finish the north Tulsa training center.
Sheriff Vic Regalado said that’s more or less on hold.
"It's difficult just to say, 'Well, it's up for sale,' and we're going to sell it anytime soon," Regalado said. "It's still there. I wouldn't say it's up for sale, but we certainly would entertain any offers."
The training center was started under former Sheriff Stanley Glanz and isn’t finished because funding for it was used to cover jail budget shortages.
