The Emergency Communications Center, a part of Shawnee County,Kan.,is an Enhanced 911 system, which provides addresses and telephone numbers to the callers. The center coordinates with emergency response agencies, such as law enforcement firms and fire and ambulance departments. It also handles emergency calls and educates children through the 911 system. The Emergency Communications Center provides emergency information during disasters and other critical situations. The communications center additionally maintains paging systems for emergency personnel. It handles more than 100,000 calls for all emergency response agencies annually. The Emergency Communications Center is located in Topeka, Kan. In addition, Shawnee County operates audit finance, emergency management, recycling, public works and human resources departments.
Founded in 1962, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System is one of the city departments that operates under the government of the city of Topeka, Kan. The department offers various retirement plans to government employees. It also provides the Death and Disability Program, which includes group life insurance services. In addition, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System conducts various presentations, workshops and seminars on topics, such as employee benefits and service credit and reporting. The department provides benefit calculation services and serves more than 250,000 members. It additionally offers portfolio management, planning and training-related services. The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System provides legislative issue handling services.
