If a POST-participating agency is absorbed by another department, are the absorbed dispatchers considered new appointments?
A.Yes, in some cases. Public safety dispatchers in a department that is entirely absorbed by another department are not seen as new appointments if both the absorbing department and the department being absorbed are within the same city, county, state or district and if documentation is available verifying the dispatchers previously met POST requirements. However, when one POST-participating public safety dispatch agency absorbs another by contractual agreement or by the creation of a joint powers agency, the absorbed public safety dispatchers would be considered new appointments of the absorbing department, and therefore subject to all applicable selection requirements.
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