GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Galveston City leaders are discussing a proposal to potentially merge the city's police dispatch center with the county sheriff's dispatch center. The idea has some in the community worried about the impact the change could have on people's safety and those dispatchers' jobs.

The police union, the city manager, and the police chief say the idea is in its early stages; it's simply too hard to tell if response times to 911 calls will be impacted. They all agree that safety has to be the priority.

"For the last four sheriffs, it's been discussed by the city, the county, the emergency communications district to look at different ways to possibly consolidate dispatch operations," said Brian Maxwell, Galveston City Manager.

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