The Champaign City Council on Aug. 5 approved purchases totaling $1,507,213.68 for portable radios and related equipment from Motorola Solutions Inc., covering 51 radios for public works and 272 radios for the police department.

City staff presented two council bills consolidated for voting. The purchase amounts recorded in the meeting were $223,720.82 for the 51 portable radios and related equipment for public works and $1,283,492.86 for 272 portable radios and related equipment for the police department, resulting in a combined total of $1,507,213.68.

Council voted 8-0 to approve the purchases. No members of the public addressed the item at the meeting, and councilmembers offered no substantive amendments or conditions during the roll call.

Action: motion to authorize purchases from Motorola Solutions carried 8-0. The council record shows the vendor as Motorola Solutions Inc. of Chicago, Illinois and the council approved the consolidated purchases by roll call.