Moraine City Council approves $369,697 radio console purchase, co-responder contracts and other routine measures

MORAINE, Ohio — The Moraine City Council on March 13, 2025 approved a package of routine public-safety and administrative measures, including a $369,697 purchase of new police and fire radio consoles, authorizations to use opioid settlement funds for crisis intervention co-responder services and actions to dispose of surplus city property.

The council voted unanimously on each measure during a meeting that ran from 6:00 to about 6:16 p.m. Mayor Murphy presided and members present voted to approve an ordinance certifying unpaid mowing, snowing and weed-cutting charges to the Montgomery County Auditor, multiple resolutions to buy equipment and contract for services, and a resolution declaring assorted city items surplus and available for auction, donation or trade-in.

The most costly item approved was a contract with Motorola Solutions Incorporated to supply new dispatch radio consoles and related equipment and services, for a total cost of $369,697. The council said the purchase will upgrade police and fire dispatch consoles; the ordinance and resolution numbers associated with the purchase are recorded in the official minutes.

Council also approved two related measures to provide crisis intervention co-responder services. One resolution authorizes the city manager to accept a proposal and enter an agreement with South Community Incorporated, doing business as South Community Behavioral Health, to provide co-responder services at a city cost not to exceed $40,000 over a three-year term. A separate resolution authorizes the city manager to sign memorandums of understanding and related documents to secure those services either from South Community Behavioral Health and/or through the Miami Valley Communications Council, with a combined city cost not to exceed $40,000 for three years.

In addition, the council approved Ordinance 216624, certifying unpaid charges for grass, snow and weed cutting to the Montgomery County Auditor to be collected with real estate taxes; the amount certified was $11,729.04 and the item was listed as a second reading. The council also approved Resolution 8100-2025 (listed in the minutes) to declare items on the attached 2025 surplus list no longer needed and to authorize disposal through GovDeals, donation to nonprofits, or trade-in.

All votes recorded in the meeting minutes on the actions listed above were affirmative. The minutes show roll-call voting by named members on each item; no amendments or dissent were recorded in the discussion portion of the meeting. Several routine staff reports were filed and the law director provided the monthly mayor's court report for January 2025, noting gross court revenue of $16,199 and $12,362 deposited to the general fund after expenses and disbursements.

The meeting concluded with brief council remarks, including condolences offered to Kevin Howard and his family and a welcome to the city's new finance director. The council adjourned at about 6:16 p.m.