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City to upgrade patrol and fire vehicle modems to 5G; Verizon incentives to offset cost
Summary
Staff briefed the committee on a roughly $48,000 purchase of 5G modems for patrol and fire vehicles and described an incentive that yields a $1,000 credit per line from Verizon.
Committee members were briefed on a technology upgrade that will replace cellular modems in police and fire vehicles with 5G units to provide higher bandwidth for future systems and to support faster uploads from in‑car cameras.
Matt (name given in transcript) said the total cost for 28 modems was about $48,000, which fell below the $50,000 threshold requiring council approval. The project will open new 5G lines through Verizon for the devices; Verizon's incentive provides a $1,000 credit per line opened, which the department said will produce a roughly $28,000 credit on future Verizon bills and substantially offset the upfront cost.
Matt told the committee the upgrade is timed to support a future CAD system and the planned in‑car camera uploads. The committee received the briefing as informational; no formal action or vote was recorded during the meeting.
