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Saturday, May 2, 2026

FY 2027 Budget Narrative: Metacomet Emergency Communications Center (MECC)

From the Town Administrator's FY 2027 Budget narrative, each department's story is worth sharing.


General Purpose

The Town of Franklin, Wrentham, Norfolk, Plainville, Mendon and Millville (In FY21 the Mendon-Millville Regional Center signed a merger with the MECC to consolidate costs. After this merger, the MECC still has additional capacity for another 10-20,000 in population) have joined together to establish a regional district to operate and maintain a consolidated District-wide public safety communications/dispatch center that will be known as the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center (MECC).

Core Functions

● The MECC has a Board of Directors which serves as the governing and administrative body and has overall responsibility for the District. The Town Administrator serves as the Chair of the Board being the largest community in the district.
● The District employs a MECC Director who has overall responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the MECC and serves as the Chief Administrative and Fiscal Officer.
● There is an Operations Committee that comprises the Chiefs of the Fire and Police Departments (or their designee) of each member town.
 
Staffing

● One (1) Executive Director
● One (1) Deputy Executive Director
● One (1) Administrative Section Chief
● One (1) Operations Section Chief
● One (1) IT/CAD/GIS Administrator
● Five (5) Shift Commanders (supervisors)
● Twenty-five (25) full-time Public Safety Telecommunicators
● Two (2) part-time Public Safety Telecommunicators

Strategic Initiatives & Accomplishments

● The MECC Board of Directors have been having active negotiations with the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Emergency Communications Center (SEMRECC) with the towns of Foxborough, Mansfield, Norton and Easton. This would provide a broader set of public safety services, enhanced technology, greater economies of scale, and eligibility for lucrative state grant programs for regionalization. This is a large project and expected to be worked on over a five year period and will include state involvement.

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