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Cowlitz County to sign interlocal with 9-1-1 for tower equipment upgrade
Summary
County staff asked the board chair to sign an interlocal agreement so a tower equipment upgrade — part of a roughly $2 million 9-1-1 project that would cost the county about $123,000 — can be ordered and installed later this year.
Cowlitz County staff asked the Board of Commissioners to authorize the board chair to sign an interlocal agreement with the regional 9-1-1 authority to allow ordering and installation of upgraded tower equipment. Mike Moss, the county’s public services director, told commissioners the county’s portion of the larger project is about $123,000 of roughly $2 million in total costs and that 9-1-1’s executive director already signed the county’s counterpart agreement at a June board meeting.
The county must supply a signature from the county chair rather than the public services director, Moss said, and asked that the chairman sign the agreement after the meeting so procurement can proceed. Moss said ordering would likely occur in August with installation later this year.
Why it matters: the equipment upgrade is part of a multiagency 9-1-1 capital project meant to improve regional communications infrastructure.
Details and next steps: Moss said Doug Jensen and the 9-1-1 attorney finalized the ILA language. Once the county chair signs, Moss said the county will begin ordering components and move forward with installation scheduling.
No vote or formal motion was recorded in the transcript beyond the staff request and the chair’s expected signature.
