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Board directs staff to pursue two outdoor warning sirens; chief outlines costs and sites
Summary
Following public inquiry, the board directed staff to identify two siren locations and return with firm quotes; a single siren quote was cited at roughly $42,804 not including electrical work.
Public Safety Chief (title as given in the meeting) presented options for adding outdoor warning sirens and asked the Type B Board for direction on whether to pursue funding for one or two additional units.
The chief said the city currently has one functional siren and that a sound-engineering map identifying several candidate sites was on the board’s table. He told the board a quote he previously received (which had expired in April) priced a single siren at about $42,804, not including electrical hookup costs. The chief said electrical availability, the need for easements or rights-of-way, and site-specific variables would affect total project cost and that costs could be substantially higher where electric service is not immediately available.
Board discussion identified a preferred primary site near the water tower on the north side (Old Mansfield Road / north side) and another candidate near Wallen Park on the south side; members noted an existing nonfunctional siren head at Wallen Park and the possibility that a generator would be needed there because of missing electric service.
A board member moved to direct staff to pursue two siren locations (one at the identified north-side water tower site and one additional location near Wallen/Wall en Park) and obtain quotes; another member seconded the motion. The chair confirmed that staff would return with numbers for a future formal vote and that public hearings would be required before final installation. The transcript records the motion and a second and the chair’s confirmation that the board had given direction.
The chief recommended using the same rotating-head model already installed (the same model that sits on South College) for consistency with the sound maps; he noted larger or alternative systems are possible but would increase cost. Board members emphasized power availability as a key cost driver and asked staff to return with detailed quotes that separate equipment cost from electrical/site work.
Staff will return with firm quotes, site-specific electrical estimates and any required easements or right-of-way needs for the board to vote on at a future meeting.
