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Council approves $320,285 fire-station alerting system and related budget change

5699823 · August 19, 2025
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City council authorized purchase of a new fire-station alerting system for all Rosenberg stations at $320,284.90 and approved a follow-up budget amendment allocating funds from construction funds, general fund balance and Fire Station 3 special revenue; purchase via NPPGov cooperative contract.

Rosenberg City Council approved the purchase of a new fire station alerting system at a total equipment cost of $320,284.90 and authorized the city manager to execute documents to complete the purchase. Council also approved a related budget amendment to fund the purchase from construction funds, the general fund balance and the Fire Station 3 fund balance.

Fire Chief Maretka told council the system will replace the existing alerting equipment across all stations and provides location-specific audible and visual dispatch alerts integrated with the city dispatch center. Staff said replacing the entire system is more cost-effective than…

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