Multiple public commenters, including a county 9-1-1 dispatcher and municipal officials, urged the board to reconsider awarding the countywide CAD contract to Motorola and emphasized interoperability, mapping capabilities and backup arrangements if the county leaves the regional 9-1-1 authority.

After public testimony raised privacy and data-sharing concerns, Columbus City Council voted to refer a proposed $139,680.33 renewal for PenLink investigative software to committee for further review; police officials said data is accessed with judicial authorization.

Maysville Fire Chief Kyle Carpenter told the Bracken County Fiscal Court that radio encryption and a vendor 'RAS' key prevent neighboring departments from accessing county channels, calling it a safety risk and saying his department may withhold a mutual-aid agreement unless interoperability is fixed by midyear.