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Department of Public Utilities budget hearing highlights radio upgrade, Channel 20 investments and billing changes
Summary
Director Martin J. Kane and CFO Catherine M. Troy presented the DPU operating budgets. The department plans investments in telecom and radio infrastructure (Motorola/800 MHz upgrades), expects larger chargebacks to user divisions, and described Channel 20 equipment and truck purchases funded by cable franchise fees.
Cleveland — The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) presented its general administration, fiscal-control and radio-communications budgets to the council finance committee, with focus on a citywide radio-modernization program, Channel 20 equipment and planned technology investments.
Director Martin J. Kane and Chief Financial Officer Catherine M. Troy said DPU administration supports multiple internal services — public affairs, Channel 20, call-center operations, translation services and scanning efforts — and that some line items in the 2025 budget reflect corrected position titles and head count changes. Kane noted green-sheet staffing clarifications were circulated to the committee.
Troy and department staff described three notable items:
- Radio/800 MHz upgrade: The city is implementing Motorola…
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