The Paris Police Department will be testing a new voice over ‘IP’ phone system around 1 p.m. Thursday, April 30.
“Should the test be successful, we will move to that new system immediately,’ said Chief Hundley.
There is also a change for the City of Paris Animal Shelter contact number. The new number for animal control is 903-737-4199.
There are no changes for the contact numbers for the remainder of the police department. This new VoIP system will not affect the 9-1-1 system for Paris and Lamar County.
This is the VoIP system approved in the 2019/2020 city budget in the amount of $120,000.00. The present police department phone system has been in use since 2006 and has become problematic, with only refurbished parts and phone sets available for repair.
