No one really questions who manages the 911 Dispatch Center or where those calls go, as long as they are answered. Kaysville currently contracts with the Davis County Sheriff’s Office for 911 dispatching services. Layton and Bountiful are the only options in addition to Davis County.

Layton’s estimated annual fee for Kaysville was $405,000. While Layton provides excellent service and will be in a brand-new building, the cost of going to Bountiful will only be $144,000 per year. Bountiful has provided dispatching services to other cities for a number of years, including Centerville and Woods Cross, and city staff are comfortable with the level of service they provide. Bountiful’s fee is even less than what Kaysville is currently paying to Davis County ($157,683). 

The City Council recently executed an agreement for terminating 911 dispatch services with Davis County after Dec. 31, 2024, and initiating services with Bountiful, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Bountiful will be entitled to Kaysville’s distribution of 911 phone service fees that are currently paid by the state to the county on behalf of Kaysville. The proposed agreement with the county would have the county forward these fees to Bountiful until Bountiful begins receiving them directly from the state after three years. Kaysville is ultimately responsible for paying these fees to Bountiful, which would amount to $200,532 in year one, $133,667 in year two, and $67,501 in year three.