Board advances CIP plan to replace 20‑year‑old mobile command unit amid cost concerns
Staff described the mobile command unit as 20+ years old and estimated replacement costs between $2–$3 million with a 2–3 year lead time; supervisors asked for repair estimates, five‑year usage logs and lifecycle cost comparisons before full procurement; the committee moved the CIP item forward so planning can begin.
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An emergency‑management representative told the committee the county's mobile command unit—an annex to the dispatch center used for 911 dispatching, incident investigation and continuity of operations—is more than 20 years old and failing in multiple systems. The presenter said, “Nowadays, they cost between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000… The current lead time, last I knew, on these things is 2 to 3 years.”
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