Sherwood is entering a Memorandum of Agreement with Jacksonville and Pulaski County to consolidate its 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) into the existing consolidated Jacksonville center, pursuant to Arkansas’ Public Safety Act. The agreement details Sherwood’s need for a new PSAP facility, transition of radio equipment from Sherwood PD to Jacksonville’s PSAP, and revisions to vendor agreements for telephone, CAD/mapping, radio, and related software. The document specifies that all elements of the consolidation will be executed in consultation with AT&T and Motorola, the existing approved equipment suppliers, and that Jacksonville will revise its maintenance agreements to include Sherwood and Pulaski equipment.Q2 2026 is planned for acquisition of necessary goods and modification of service agreements, with Sherwood’s radio equipment fully transitioned by the end of Q4 2026 and a hard go‑live date of January 1, 2027. This is primarily decided work but signals ongoing and upcoming needs for integration, configuration, maintenance, training, and potential supplemental tools around emergency communications where specialized vendors can support implementation or offer adjacent solutions.

Sherwood must contact all current PSAP vendors immediately after agreement execution to plan software/equipment moves; Sherwood funds its own equipment transition and shares ongoing Jacksonville PSAP operational and staffing costs based on population from 2027 onward.