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Board approves $119,369 Motorola dispatch console upgrade to restore county paging capability
Summary
The Pine County Board approved purchase of a Motorola dispatch console costing $119,369 to add paging capability so all dispatch consoles can page first‑responders; funding comes from a $50,000 state allocation and existing E‑911 funds.
The Pine County Board approved a $119,369 purchase of a Motorola dispatch console to restore and expand paging capability across the county’s three active dispatch consoles. The sheriff presented the request and said $50,000 in state funds designated for upgrades must be spent by the end of the month; the remaining cost would be covered from existing E‑911 funds.
The sheriff said one console currently “holds the key” to paging and that adding the paging station will allow all three consoles to send pages. The project is an upgrade of existing Motorola equipment; the sheriff said local service vendors already maintain the county’s dispatch equipment and the work is an upgrade rather than a new procurement.
Nut graf: The purchase is intended to improve emergency paging reliability for local responders. The upgrade does not add text‑to‑9‑1‑1 capability; presenters said text‑to‑9‑1‑1 remains a separate, larger upgrade under statewide enhanced‑9‑1‑1 work.
The board moved and seconded the purchase; commissioners voted in favor and the item passed. The sheriff estimated implementation would take a few months.
Ending: The board approved spending state and E‑911 funds for the paging upgrade; presenters said no additional county general fund contribution is required for this project.
