County commissioners voted to proceed with purchase and installation of a tornado-style emergency warning siren at Golden Lake, authorizing the roughly $30,000 cost cited in meeting discussion and directing payment from a county fund referenced in the meeting.

The discussion matters because the siren is intended to add an audible outdoor warning capability at a popular recreational area and will be integrated with county dispatch so officials can activate the tones during severe-weather events.

Commissioners and staff said the quoted price — “like, 30,000 and change for the install” — did not include electrical hookup. A county presenter said the unit would be placed on the east side of the lake, “right by the shelter,” and that electric service is already at the site and only needs to be tapped. The presenter also said the new siren would be connected to the nearby Portland repeater so dispatch personnel can remotely trigger the tones.

A commissioner noted available funds in a county account referenced during the meeting (identified in the transcript as “901”/“9.01 1”). No additional borrowing or new taxes were proposed; the presenter said “there is a good chunk of funding in there that can cover all of it without any dipping into anything crazy.” The board then moved and seconded a motion to proceed and voted in favor; the motion carried.

The board discussed administrative next steps: a signature on a vendor acceptance letter was needed to lock in the quoted price, and staff said they would obtain the purchase-acceptance paperwork for a commissioner to sign.

The vote authorized procurement and installation; the transcript records agreement to sign the vendor’s acceptance letter and to coordinate electrical hookup and radio/tone programming with dispatch. No timeline for final activation or an exact date for hookup was specified in the discussion.

Commissioners did not identify a specific maintenance plan for the unit during the meeting. The transcript makes no reference to permit requirements or state-level notification processes that would be required for the installation.