September 4
Unfunded Mandate. A requirement by the Feds to move Police/Fire/Emergency to a new band for radios has had all the jurisdictions scrambling for solutions and funding to pay for the solutions. WL is no different. Add a windfall of money from settlements from various telephone providers and some serious over- estimation of the cost of the radios equals a good outcome for WL. The settlement money ($75,000) the City received was put aside with the anticipation it might cost at least that much to move to the new platforms. Turns out the final cost is around $35,000 for 1 mobile and 8 portable radios. The purchases are being made through a master contract with Motorola via Platte County. What to do with the extra dough? Jerry would like the BOA to consider putting the extra 40Gs in a fund for purchase of a vehicle(s), Police, Public Works (you might recall the Mayor and BOA spent unbudgeted $ this year for a City truck). Look for more discussion during the Budget Workshop to be held on 25 September @ 7PM. You are cordially invited to attend.
3 comments:
How about another entrance sign?
Relatively unknown issue on 911 and Americas Mayor Rudy the neo cons blunder
The civil servants who were climbing up the stairs even after the first tower went down had radios that didnt work
Civil servants are overpaid ..until you need them
why do we need 9 radios? What is the warranty? What happens if one gets lost or broken?
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