County review of $235,000 911 system upgrade emphasizes interoperability, asks for final decision by November

Sep 17, 2025

Decatur County staff described a plan to replace a more than 20-year-old Solacom 9-1-1 system with a Motorola VESTA product costing about $223,000 plus a $12,500 mapping upgrade. The 9-1-1 advisory and executive board recommended proceeding; staff said a final funding decision likely in November with a spring 2026 go-live target.

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Decatur County officials discussed a proposal to replace the county’s two-decade-old 9-1-1 dispatch system with a Motorola VESTA desktop product that staff say would integrate 9-1-1 call handling with the county’s Motorola CAD system and enable future analytics and AI features.

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