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Irondale E-911 board renews radio-maintenance contract, approves RapidSOS license
Summary
The Irondale E-911 board approved a one-year service-level renewal for radio maintenance with Mobile Communications America Inc. and authorized a state-funded RapidSOS Unite end-user license to improve emergency location data.
The Irondale E-911 board voted to renew a service-level agreement with Mobile Communications America Inc. for radio maintenance and to authorize a RapidSOS Unite end-user license, with the RapidSOS subscription funded by the state.
The board approved Resolution 03-25 to continue the radio-maintenance agreement “in an amount not to exceed $19,620 per year,” and Resolution 04-25 to execute an agreement for the RapidSOS Unite license, which staff described as “a new program” and “an emergency response data platform” that will use GPS to provide better location information, paid for with state funds so there is no out-of-pocket cost to the city.
April Dasch, E-911 director, described the radio contract as a “standard renewal.” She also explained the RapidSOS platform’s purpose: “It’s an emergency response data platform that'll use GPS to give us better location.” Board members asked no substantive follow-up questions during deliberation.
Both resolutions were moved and seconded and adopted by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”); no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.
Why this matters: The RapidSOS license is intended to provide more precise caller location data for emergency dispatch, and the radio-maintenance contract keeps the E-911 radio system covered for parts and labor.
What’s next: Both items were approved on the consent-style motion and will be implemented by the E-911 director or her designee under the terms described in the respective resolutions.
