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Council approves Motorola radios, employee-benefits package and other routine items
Summary
At its April meeting the Florence Town Council approved a $611,230.44 purchase of portable and mobile radios, a FY2025–26 employee benefits package and several consent items. A separate contract to manage wastewater projects was discussed and approved in its own vote.
The Florence Town Council voted to approve multiple operational and budget items at its April meeting, including a $611,230.44 purchase of portable and mobile radios for public-safety use and the town's FY2025'26 employee benefits program.
The votes came on a consent-style roster of items and individual motions. Council members also approved meeting minutes for the Merrill Ranch Community Facilities District No. 1 and adjourned to an executive session at the meeting's close. Two other items on the consent agenda were pulled for further research and will return to a future meeting.
Votes at a glance - Purchase of radios: The council approved a motion to "purchase 28 next portable radios and 30 all band mobile radios for Motorola Solutions at a cost not to exceed $611,230.44." The motion carried.
- FY2025'26 employee benefits program: Council approved the town's benefits package, keeping medical, dental and life insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona; switching vision coverage to VSP; retaining Teladoc and the Jorgensen Brooks Group employee assistance program; and moving FSA administration to UMB Healthcare Services (transcript discussion also referenced switching FSA administration to "UNB/UMB"). The council approved the package to permit May open enrollment.
- Consent agenda and minutes: The council approved Amendment No. 1 to educational services (item 7b) after pulling items 7a and 7c for additional research. The Merrill Ranch Community Facilities District No. 1 meeting minutes from Oct. 7, 2024 were approved. The council then adjourned to a joint executive session with the Merrill Ranch board.
How council voted: The meeting record shows motions, seconds and standard roll-call-style votes ("All in favor? Aye. All opposed?"). The transcript does not include a line-by-line roll-call tally by name for these motions; the council recorded the motions, seconds and the approvals in the meeting audio.
What was not decided: Two consent items (7a and 7c) were explicitly pulled from tonight's consent agenda at the town manager's request for further research and will return for later action.
What happens next: The approved benefits changes enable the town to open employee enrollment in May. The approved radio purchase will be procured through Motorola Solutions; timing for delivery and deployment was not specified in the meeting record.
