The Elko County Enhanced 911 Board on June 5 voted unanimously to recommend the Elko County Commission allocate funds — just under $1 million — to prioritize dispatch upgrades including console furniture, radio console equipment and a master clock upgrade.

The recommendation, made by Chief Ty Trahan and seconded on the floor, covers physical console stations, the technical radio console installations and the master clock; board members said the work should be done before the county transitions to the new statewide radio system now expected in 2026. The board instructed staff to forward the recommendation to the county commission and to update the five‑year master plan.

Board members said upgrading consoles and timing systems is time‑sensitive because Region 3 is expected to transition to the new state radio system in 2026. Chief Matt Peterson said consoles and related equipment are already on the board’s five‑year project list and that money has been allocated; the board discussed reprioritizing to move the purchases forward.

Carrie, a dispatch staff member reporting quotes, said vendor responses varied. "So for the 2, they quoted us a $137,334.22. That is, with installation, the removal of the old equipment, though, that whole thing," she said about the furniture quote from Evans. She also reported a Zetron quote for the radio console equipment of "$641,821.60" for four‑to‑six positions and said quotes from Motorola and Tate were pending. Board members discussed a staff estimate of about $350,000 for the physical consoles and roughly $642,000 for the radio console technical side, producing a total the board described as "just shy of a million."

The motion by Chief Ty Trahan asked staff to pursue both software and physical stations and to include the master clock upgrade if funding allows; the master clock was discussed as a smaller item, previously estimated in the $10,000–$20,000 range. After no public comment, the board voted in favor with all members present saying "aye." Chief Matt Peterson agreed to revise the project plan to reflect the board’s recommendation and circulate quotes to the board.

The board directed staff to return the formal recommendation and updated project plan to the county commission and to the E‑901 fund administrators for final action. No binding appropriation was made by the board itself; the action was a recommendation to the Elko County Commission and the E‑901 fund.