Freestone County commissioners discussed the county's consolidated dispatch application and said they remain without a firm closing date or an appointed agency administrator required under the revised state process for emergency-dispatch licensing.

Officials said they are waiting for a public-benefit letter from the judge's office that must accompany the application and for appointment of an agency chief (an administrator) who would hold the agency license. County staff described changes to the state licensing process intended to ensure applicants demonstrate a public benefit and reduce the number of short-lived dispatch agencies. The transcript records staff saying they had submitted an initial public-benefit letter to the judge's office, received comments back, and were awaiting revised materials from the judge.

The county has to apply for a new agency license and the court must appoint or designate an agency chief; commissioners noted they had not yet chosen a person to hold the license or administrator role. County staff said the state now requires a public-benefit demonstration and that the county must appoint an administrator before the licensing agency will issue a license. The court did not set a final date for licensing or an appointment in the transcript excerpt.