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Euclid committee told radios are ‘end of life’; city shown $610,000 savings option on replacements
Summary
Council members heard that the Euclid Police Department’s Motorola radios are about 13 years old, parts are hard to obtain, and a direct purchase option with Motorola could save roughly $610,000 versus third‑party procurement. No purchase was approved; staff said radios are a priority and legislation could follow.
Euclid’s Executive Finance Committee on Jan. 27 reviewed options to replace the police department’s aging Motorola radio fleet, which presenters said is roughly 13 years old and increasingly difficult to maintain.
Lieutenant Kosas and other police staff told council the department still relies on older, unencrypted radios bought around 2011 and that finding repair parts and spare units is getting harder. Kosas said…
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