County set to approve $1,192,316.76 deal to dispatch Jackson police

Teton County commissioners are set to approve a one-year, $1,192,316.76 dispatch services contract that has the county sheriff's communications center handling 24/7 calls and officer-safety monitoring for the Jackson Police Department, with the Town of Jackson paying the bill. The agreement runs July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and either side can end it with 30 days written notice. Details are in the dispatch agreement staff report.

The dollar figure is formula-driven: 36% of total dispatch costs are assigned to the town, 20% to Jackson Hole Fire and Emergency Medical Services, and 44% to the Teton County Sheriff, plus a 15% add-on for indirect salary and benefit costs (listed as $146,639.16). For budget watchers, the contract is also a built-in annual cost escalator, because the report ties the calculation to the dispatch center's salary and benefit totals rather than to a service-level metric, response time standard, or a performance report to the Board of County Commissioners.