The Spokane City Council voted against joining the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications system at Monday night's meeting. The SREC will provide communication and dispatch services for several agencies around the county. If the City Council had voted to join, the SREC would have provided those services for the Spokane Fire Department and Spokane Police Department. The City of Spokane will now operate a duplicate emergency communications system for dispatch and related services for the police and fire departments. Mayor David Condon, SPD Chief Craig Meidl, SFD Chief Brian Schaeffer and Chief Financial Officer Gavin Cooley released a statement Monday night expressing their concern about the council's decision.