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Worth County supervisors add remote monitoring for tower-site generator to maintenance plan
Summary
Board approved adding remote generator monitoring for a county radio tower site to the county’s generator maintenance program; funding was described as general-fund and the monitoring is intended to detect failures that could affect communications.
The Worth County Board of Supervisors voted to add remote monitoring for a generator at a county communications tower site to the county’s existing generator maintenance agreement.
Supervisors discussed the monitoring after staff noted past issues at tower sites and the value of remote alerts. A staff member said the idea was raised during an inspection and that monitoring “could save bigger damages or bigger problems if you have issues with the generator.” The board noted that radio communications — including paging and deputy communications — rely on generator-backed power at the tower site.
Supervisors clarified that the monitoring would be added to the county’s annual maintenance and inspection agreement for generators, which provides one scheduled service visit per year and would not replace remote monitoring. The staff member said the tower generator had not been serviced this year and that regular inspections occur, typically in the fall.
Supervisor 1 (Supervisor) made a motion to add remote monitoring for the tower-site generator to the maintenance schedule; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board members discussed funding sources and noted the expected charge would come from the general fund rather than a special fund. The board directed staff to coordinate with the contractor that already performs annual generator maintenance to include the monitoring in upcoming service work.
Ending — Staff will follow up with the county’s generator service contractor to add the tower site to remote monitoring and report back at the next appropriate meeting.
