The Lakeway Police Department will provide dispatch services to the Leander ISD Police Department starting in fiscal year 2026-27, following unanimous approval of an interlocal agreement by Lakeway City Council on March 16.
The details
The maximum estimated cost for LISD is $50,838, based on how much officials estimate LISD will impact the Lakeway Police Department dispatch workload.
The agreement states that the total workload from LISD PD cannot exceed more than 4% of the Lakeway Police Department’s existing workload.
Data from last year estimates LISD would have accounted for 2.7% of LPD’s workload if it had been part of the city’s dispatch system at that time, costing $32,682.
Under the agreement, LPD will also share Mobile Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System services with LISD PD through its Athena software.
“It is my belief that this relationship will benefit both parties,” said Glen Koen, report author and Lakeway chief of police, in a City Council document.
Moving forward
The interlocal agreement is only for the 2026-27 school year. The workload created by LISD’s use of the system will be assessed in July 2027 to determine if additional compensation is needed for any possible workload increase caused to the administrative workload due to data sharing.
The background
Lakeway provides dispatch services for the Lakeway Police Department alongside Lake Travis and Eanes ISDs.
Bee Cave previously received dispatch services from Lakeway, but earlier this year announced plans to switch to Marble Falls for dispatch in FY 2026-27, citing cost concerns.