Salem County Officials provided the South Jersey Times with the following information about operating cost for the 911 Center on the following dates:
February 12, 2016
It cost $1.6 million to operate the 911 center in 2015
April 21, 2016
"The 911 center has 30 full-time and seven part-time employees and costs about $2.6 million a year to operate."
May 13, 2016 (The day bids were opened)
The County was "unable to provide the total cost of the 911 dispatching service."
May 18, 2016
It costs over $3 million to operate the 911 Dispatching Center