Rutgers signs shared services agreement for emergency dispatch

David Hutter//June 25, 2018//

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Rutgers University and the city of New Brunswick have signed a shared services agreement through which Rutgers will provide fire and police dispatch services, beginning July 1.Rutgers University and the city of New Brunswick have signed a shared services agreement through which Rutgers will provide fire and police dispatch services, beginning July 1.

The New Brunswick City Council approved $362,103 to cover the first six months of the agreement, which is projected to save the town $2.6 million in five years.

The New Brunswick Police Department and the Rutgers University Police Department work together to conduct joint patrols in off-campus neighborhoods and at Big Ten football games.

New Brunswick municipal dispatch employees may apply for jobs with Rutgers dispatch.