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Staff outlines facilities, safety and equipment needs: AV, cybersecurity backup, SCBA and fleet purchases

5407088 · July 15, 2025
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Summary

At the July 14 budget workshop staff identified multiple capital and facilities items for the coming fiscal year, including council-chambers AV upgrades, off-site cloud backup for cybersecurity, a multiyear SCBA replacement for fire, library roof repairs and interior work, and a plan to buy public safety vehicles rather than lease them.

During the July 14 workshop, Navasota city staff listed several facilities, equipment and operational items they propose to fund or advance in the FY2025–26 budget. Key items included upgrades to audiovisual equipment in council chambers, off-site cloud backup for cybersecurity, a multiyear replacement of firefighters' breathing apparatus (SCBA), and library repairs including roof work and interior restoration once leaks are fixed.

Staff recommended acquiring public safety vehicles outright this year rather than continuing to use the enterprise fleet lease program, and said the…

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