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County review of $235,000 911 system upgrade emphasizes interoperability, asks for final decision by November
Summary
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.
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.
The discussion focused on costs, funding sources and timing. A staff member presenting the plan said the core VESTA product for the county’s four stations is quoted at $223,000 and the mapping upgrade at $12,500; first‑year software maintenance was described as included in the vendor quote. The county’s 9-1-1 board had approved using $125,000 from state 9-1-1 cash surplus and a matching $125,000 from a countywide surplus (a 50/50 split with the city), giving up to $250,000 in available funds.
Why it matters: presenters and the advisory board said the VESTA product would provide interoperability with neighboring centers, a…
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