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Union County to keep Everbridge emergency-notification service at current price, offer it to municipalities

5824362 ยท September 24, 2025

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Summary

Deputy County Manager Amy Wagner told commissioners the county negotiated no price increase on its Everbridge emergency-notification contract and offers the system to all 21 municipalities at no cost; the item was presented on the agenda without a vote.

Union County officials told the Board of County Commissioners that the county will continue using Everbridge for its emergency notification system at the existing price, and that the county is offering the service to all 21 Union County municipalities at no cost.

Deputy County Manager Amy Wagner said the county "offers it to all 21 municipalities if they would like to use it at no cost to them" and that negotiators secured "no increase on this contract," adding that the arrangement "will take us to 10 years." The remarks were made during an agenda-setting meeting when Wagner introduced two Department of Economic Development resolutions related to the service.

Why it matters: Everbridge is the county's primary emergency-alert platform. Extending the contract without an increase preserves the county's current expense level and gives municipal governments in Union County access to an alert system without an additional local cost.

Commissioner Mirabella, who asked for an explanation, praised the arrangement and said it saved municipalities money: "I'm happy that you were able to include that ... saving them significant dollars to use this program." No formal vote on the contract modification was recorded in the agenda-setting portion of the meeting.

The county presented the item as an agenda resolution; County staff offered to answer questions but no substantive policy change or additional funding was announced at the meeting. The matter was placed on the evening's agenda for consideration during the regular meeting.

The discussion occurred during the Department of Economic Development's presentation; further details about the contract term, vendor payment schedule, or a formal Commission action were not specified in the transcript.