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Elbert County approves $78,000 supplement to cover law-enforcement radio encryption upgrades
Summary
Commissioners approved a $78,000 supplemental appropriation to the county communications authority to begin an encryption upgrade covering county law-enforcement Motorola radios; broader upgrades and fire radios remain under review.
The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners approved a supplemental appropriation of roughly $78,000 on June 25, 2025, to help the Elbert County Communications Authority (ECCA) begin a required upgrade to radio encryption for county law-enforcement radios.
Jim White, chair of the Elbert County Communications Authority, told commissioners that the current encryption method used across local law enforcement and fire radios "has been compromised" and that…
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