Mayor Yemi issues statement on El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority agreement

Mayor Yemi Mobolade issued the following statement after meeting with Colorado Springs City Council today to discuss disparities in the current El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority agreement.

Mayor Yemi Statement:

"Today, alongside Chief Adrian Vasquez, our police officers, and our firefighters, we presented in detail to City Council the disparities with the El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority.

Colorado Springs handles approximately 75% of the regional 911 call volume, yet we receive only 45% of the 911 funding. Our first responsibility is to the people of Colorado Springs, and we are done subsidizing the Authority through this agreement. This decision will indeed make our region safer, and it will stop wasteful government spending in its tracks.

Colorado Springs will continue to lead this region in public safety, just as we always have. We will not abandon our regional partners and will continue to work with them through our existing relationships such as the Office of Emergency Management and Pikes Peak Mutual Aid Strike Team.

I look forward to City Council's support of our residents and public safety responders during the Aug. 10 presentation as we build a stronger, more accountable, and more sustainable emergency communications system for the people of Colorado Springs.