Leavenworth County approves four-year Motorola radio contract, medical director agreement and repeals prior legal-services resolution

Leavenworth County commissioners approved three formal items during their meeting: a four-year service agreement with Motorola Solutions for the county emergency radio system, authorization for the chair to execute a medical director agreement covering the county Health and EMS departments, and Resolution 2025-32, which repeals Resolution 2018-1 pertaining to legal services.

The Motorola agreement covers the county’s radio system that connects the sheriff’s office, county dispatch and fire/EMS responders across seven towers. County staff told commissioners the contract is for a four-year period and begins with an initial payment already budgeted in the current year. During discussion Commissioner Jess Culberson asked, “Only game in town?” A county staff member answered, “Yes, sir,” indicating Motorola was the sole viable vendor for the service. County staff gave this year’s payment amount as $487,204.83 and told the commission the contract includes modest increases in subsequent years. The commission voted to approve the four-year agreement (vote: yes 4, no 0, abstain 0, absent 1). The motion to approve was moved and seconded on the record; the board chair recorded the ayes in roll call.

Commissioners also authorized the chair to execute a medical director agreement for the Health Department and EMS. Dr. Bullock, the candidate introduced at the meeting, described her local experience and said she worked at local hospitals and with Leavenworth EMS. Commissioners asked whether she would enforce the county’s parental notification policy and oversee township medical directorships; Dr. Bullock confirmed she would and agreed to provide quarterly reports. The motion to authorize the chair to execute the medical director agreement carried on a recorded roll call (vote: yes 5, no 0, abstain 0).

Separately, the commission approved Resolution 2025-32, which repeals Resolution 2018-1. County staff explained the 2018 resolution placed specific limits on services an attorney who also worked in IT could perform; the staff member said those restrictions no longer matched current practice because that employee will return under the county counselor’s umbrella and perform a broader range of legal tasks. The motion to repeal carried (vote: yes 4, no 0, abstain 0, absent 1).

No additional budget approvals or new funding allocations were passed as part of these items during the meeting. Each motion was recorded on the meeting minutes and roll call was used to register votes.

The commission also held separate discussion items (transfer station, zoning text amendments, efficiency committee) that did not produce these formal outcomes and will be covered in separate reports.