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County IT reports fiber connection for new dispatch center; equipment roll‑over scheduled for May
Summary
Trempealeau County IT said fiber is in place for the Azena connection to the new dispatch center, routers are outstanding, and migration and testing are scheduled for May; staff warned of rising software subscription costs and recommended daily coordination during renovation work.
Trempealeau County IT staff reported progress on the county’s dispatch and communications upgrades at the April 14 meeting, saying fiber is connected for a new Azena link into the dispatch center and that migration and testing are scheduled for May.
Tim (county IT staff) told the committee the fiber handoff for the Azena connection is complete and the county is waiting on router delivery to complete the Vesta (dispatch) side of the installation. He said BACOM radio equipment migration is also scheduled for May and that the county hopes to move dispatch functions in May pending equipment deliveries and AT&T timing for the new circuits.
Tim said the first construction phase may begin as soon as a week after the meeting and that the project’s sequencing could mean construction overhead work occurs while dispatch remains in use: “So it potentially, they could be in the dispatch center and have construction above them,” he said, and staff would coordinate to manage that situation.
IT staff flagged several operational risks and budget pressures: software subscription prices have shown double‑digit increases in recent renewals and a primary managed detection and response (security) provider is undergoing federal scrutiny and staffing changes, which raised concerns about continuity of a monitoring service for the county’s network. Tim said he had contacted congressional staff for information and that IT would monitor the vendor situation closely.
Tim also reported an operational savings: the county’s new print‑services contract reduced combined printing costs by roughly 21% in its first year, saving about $20,000 versus the prior contract and yielding a measured reduction in black‑and‑white and color volumes.
Tim and county staff told the committee they plan daily coordination with maintenance and the project team while the renovation proceeds, and they offered to send regular meeting updates to the committees so members can be alerted to issues that require elected‑official attention.
