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DeSoto council approves $1.66 million advance to buy Tyler CAD/RMS; Cedar Hill, Duncanville to reimburse
Summary
The DeSoto City Council authorized a $1,658,749 expenditure from the general fund to purchase and implement a Tyler CAD/RMS system for the Southwest Regional Communication Center, with Cedar Hill and Duncanville to reimburse DeSoto under a December 2024 memorandum of understanding.
DeSoto — The DeSoto City Council on Feb. 4 approved using $1,658,749 from the city’s general fund to purchase and implement a Tyler computer-aided dispatch and records management (CAD/RMS) system for the Southwest Regional Communication Center (SWRCC), with two neighboring cities set to reimburse DeSoto under a previously executed memorandum of understanding.
SWRCC Director Samara Bell told council the cities approved the arrangement in August and that the total loan would be “$1,658,749, amortized over [a] 5 year period at a rate of 5%.” She said the total interest for the financing is $256,897.08, for a combined…
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