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Committee on Legislative Investigations

Thursday, April 30, 2026 · 4:30 PM AM · Virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall, Phone: 1-408-418-9388, Access Code: 2346 889 5625, Password: Public, Link: https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/j.php?MTID=mdfc1325813eeb6da8e096d514bbcf74b

TL;DR

The Committee on Legislative Investigations held a public hearing to review Baltimore's Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, which is critical infrastructure used by police and fire departments to respond to emergencies. City officials from IT, the Fire Department, and Baltimore Police were invited to discuss system outages, how problems are communicated to the public, and plans to replace the aging system.

Key Decisions

  • Informational Hearing on Computer-Aided Dispatch System Status Hearing held
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. CALL TO ORDER
  2. INTRODUCTIONS
  3. ATTENDANCE
  4. ROLL CALL
  5. ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
  6. 25-0044R Informational Hearing – Status of Computer-Aided Dispatch System FOR the purpose of inviting officials from Baltimore City Information and Technology, the Fire Department, and the Baltimore Police Department to discuss protocols for maintaining the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, outages of the CAD system and how they are communicated and restored, and a timeline and budget for the replacement of the CAD system.
    City Council Resolution
  7. ADJOURNMENT
  8. THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC