CADIZ — The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center staff hopes to move into the new armory facility in September.

Kyle Carter, 911 dispatch supervisor, met with Harrison County Commissioners Don Bethel, Paul Coffland and Dale Norris on Wednesday to discuss a contract between the county and Comtech — the 911 provider that will be installing a phone system at the department’s new headquarters at the former SSG George J. Conaway U.S. Army Reserve Center property along East Market Street, Cadiz.

Carter said the new mapping system will aid personnel in locating people in emergency situations.

“We’ll be able to pinpoint someone’s location. If someone doesn’t know where they are, we can run their phone number through the system when they call 911 and I can pinpoint their exact location, usually within a couple feet,” he said.

The contract is for $179,140, which includes all the necessary equipment, installation and maintenance. The 911 committee and the sheriff’s office approved the contract prior to bringing it to commissioners, Carter said.

Commissioners unanimously approved the contract. Coffland thanked Carter for his time in securing the contract for the new system.

Carter said they hope to have the system up and running at the armory by September. He said they are also anticipating moving into the new facility at about the same time.

In other matters, the county’s COVID-19 cases are continuing to decline. Garen Rhome, administrator of the county health department, said there have only been two reported cases over the past week.

“If we keep this up, maybe we’ll see a zero relatively soon,” he said, referring to the county’s active cases.

Rhome said around 35 percent, or approximately 5,100 people, of the county population has received the vaccine. He said heath workers still are not seeing high numbers of younger individuals opting to get the vaccine. The health department urges residents to become vaccinated, he said.

“We want to see people get those vaccines and remind people … if you get your first vaccine somewhere else and you need your second, bring your card and we’ll give you your second dose. You don’t have to have gotten your first dose with us to get your appropriately timed second dose with us,” he added.

At the end of the meeting, commissioners announced that a public hearing will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 20 in the common pleas courtroom at the courthouse. Norris said the hearing is being held to discuss the annexation of 693.831 acres of North Township to the village of Scio. Coffland said the meeting is being held to hear all sides of the matter. The meeting is open to the public, he added.