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Joint Budget Committee backs drafting legislation to fund Digital Trunked Radio System
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee authorized staff to draft legislation to implement a $15 million Digital Trunked Radio System operating request and recommended possible use of the 9-1-1 Services Enterprise as a TABOR‑exempt funding source; the motion to proceed passed unanimously with one member mildly excused.
Alfredo Kim, Joint Budget Committee staff, told the committee he recommends state funding for a $15 million request for the Digital Trunked Radio System (DTRS), including a $12 million vendor contract and $3 million for program hardware and equipment.
Kim said the committee should consider paying the $12 million vendor contract out of the 9-1-1 Services Enterprise created by Senate Bill 204139 so the revenue would be TABOR‑exempt, and proposed budget‑line adjustments to place equipment and vendor contract dollars in separate line items for oversight.
Why it matters: the DTRS is the state’s backbone for interoperable…
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