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Under general supervision, receives law enforcement, fire, medical, and other emergency calls and dispatches public safety units and other City resources following prescribed procedures; answers non-emergency calls for public safety and other City departments; performs a variety of general administrative support duties for the Department of Public Safety including record keeping, typing, and filing; and performs related work as required. SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED - Receives general supervision from the Public Safety Communications Supervisor. Functional direction is provided by a Public Safety Sergeant or other management personnel in the absence of the supervisor. Exercises no supervision of staff. CLASS CHARACTERISTICS - This is a non-sworn public safety class series that performs the full range of receiving and dispatching emergency calls for the Department of Public Safety. Responsibilities are centered on extensive contact with the public over the telephone, in both emerg...Dispatcher, Public Safety, Dispatch, Communications, Operations, Equipment, Driver