FRAMINGHAM - The Framingham City Council unanimously approved a $4.33 million grant from the state for the establishment of a regional 911 emergency communications district during their meeting at the Memorial Building on Tuesday, September 17.

Back in May, the city’s legislative body unanimously voted to accept the provisions to join Natick in the creation of the Middlesex Regional Emergency Communication Center District, as a communications hub for 911 services in both municipalities is set to be launched. The regional dispatch center will be located at 188 Concord Street, adjacent to the Memorial Building and the headquarters of the Framingham Police Department, according to city officials.

The grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security is actually being issued to Framingham itself at this time, not the regional district. At-Large City Councilor George King told his colleagues on Tuesday that in the future, he anticipates that similar grants would be presented to the district.

Part of the over $4 million in state money recently awarded to the city accounts for the funding of the regional center’s Executive Director. Framingham’s Chief Operating Officer Michael Tusino explained Tuesday that the Executive Director would only act as a city official for about six months. That person would report to the regional district’s executive board from there, which is set to be comprised by Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky and Natick Town Administrator James Errickson, along with police and fire officials in both communities.

The job posting for that executive position will not include a requirement for a bachelor’s degree. Framingham Fire Chief Mike Dutcher said that the idea behind excluding the requirement was to allow for more application submissions from candidates, including those who spent time in the military.

“We’ve had some candidates here that have worked their way up through the ranks, and have done this job and have lived and breathed this job every day,” Dutcher continued during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

“They’re qualified; and they don’t have that piece of paper from a higher institution of learning, but they have real hands-on experience.”

The recent state grant comes after Dutcher noted in May that the State 911 Department could be able to reimburse costs for the new regional dispatch center.