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City Council Regular Meeting
Council ACTION REPORT |
| | | | | | | | MEETING DATE: 8/7/2018 | AGENDA ITEM: 6F. Police Radio Purchase | DATE PREPARED: 7/9/2018 | DISTRICT NO.: | STAFF LIAISON: James Tortora, Police Department Support Services Supervisor, (623) 349-6408, jtortora@buckeyeaz.gov | Larry Hall, Police Chief, (623) 349-6438, lhall@buckeyeaz.gov | DEPARTMENT: Police Department | AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Consent Item |
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| | | | | | | | ACTION / MOTION: (This language identifies the formal motion to be made by the Council)
Council to take action on the purchase of Motorola portable and vehicle radios as replacements to the existing equipment, utilizing a State Purchasing Contract, for a total amount not to exceed $1,500,000. |
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RELEVANT GOALS:
GOAL 1: Fiscal Wellness and Financial Flexibility and Accountability
GOAL 4: Adequate, Well-Maintained and Well-Planned Public Infrastructure |
| | | | | | | | PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Police Department radios are over 10 years old and they. Motorola no longer supports the existing models in use. Further, these models are not capable of receiving signal in narrow band format, nor can they process TDMA signal. Narrow band / TDMA capable units will soon be the standard of the Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC) of which the City is a member. This purchase will replace all front line mobile and portable radios with the latest technology, which includes WiFi and GPS capabilities. This quote is in line with the Arizona State Purchasing Contract.
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| | | | | | | | CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TOTAL COST:
$1,500,000.oo
BUDGETED
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