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City outlines $448,095 purchase of Motorola radios to reinforce communications during storms and events
Summary
City staff proposed buying about 100 Motorola M30 radios for water, public works, parks and other departments to maintain communications during outages; the package cost and recurring fees were described and departments will bear the recurring costs.
City Manager (name not specified) presented a request to acquire roughly 100 Motorola M30 radios for multiple city departments, citing communication failures during Hurricane Milton and earlier storm events.
The package price shown in the meeting materials was $448,095, plus recurring annual costs. Staff said the radios would be distributed to the water department, public works, parks and recreation, the safe neighborhoods/code compliance unit and the city manager's office. Commissioners and staff said the radios were used successfully in recent storms and would also assist with special events such as parades and Fourth of July celebrations.
Staff indicated that the departments receiving radios would cover recurring costs from their budgets; the request was described as part of the community safety pillar and was slated for commission consideration on the consent agenda.
