Dispatcher Now a Supervisor

James P. Foster, an East Hampton Village public safety dispatcher, has been promoted from the position of PSD II to PSD III, a supervisory title. In his new role, he will oversee the daily operation of the village’s dispatch center, which has 16 full-time dispatchers.

At the village board’s meeting on Friday, Mr. Foster, who is known as J.P., was recognized for his long and distinguished service. He joined the village as a public safety dispatcher in 1990, said Village Police Chief Michael Tracey.

“He’s been a great asset to us, as is our entire dispatch staff,” the chief said. “But he has separated himself in a way, in that he has stood up time after time and taken on additional duties that we’ve asked him to undertake.”

“I’ve known J.P. for many years,” said Richard Lawler, a member of the board and the village’s police commissioner, “and the one thing everybody agrees on is that if you give him a job it will be done professionally, it will be done right, and it will be done on time.”