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Riverton approves Motorola/NICE radio‑logger maintenance to avoid service disruption, $21,981.25 over two years
Summary
The council approved a maintenance/service agreement for the Motorola NICE radio and phone logger systems used by the Riverton Police Department. The two‑year package covers Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026, for a total of $21,981.25; staff proposed funding the expense from current salary savings because the cost was not included in the FY26 budget.
Riverton’s City Council voted Oct. 21 to approve a maintenance and service agreement for the Motorola NICE radio and phone logger systems used in the police communications center. City staff told the council that without the agreement the city risks losing compatibility with a regional wire‑link upgrade planned for 2026 and could face a one‑time upgrade cost of about $65,355.56 if it is removed from the regional SUA (service upgrade agreement).
Police staff explained the city purchased the original Motorola NICE logger hardware and software in 2016 and paid $52,206 for the phone‑side logger upgrade in 2024. The quoted maintenance service agreement covers the radio logger for the period Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026, at $10,281.25 and a projected year‑two cost of $11,700, for a two‑year total of $21,981.25. Staff recommended using projected salary‑line surplus in the police cost center (vacancies to date) to cover the unbudgeted expense for fiscal year 2026, with the expectation that future year renewals will be incorporated into subsequent budget cycles.
Council members asked whether using salary savings would delay hiring. Police staff replied the vacancies created the surplus and using those funds would not exceed the department’s adopted cost center budget for the current fiscal year. Council approved the maintenance agreement by voice vote.
City staff warned the council that, if the maintenance agreement were declined, the city would be at risk of losing logger recordings after the regional upgrade and could incur a substantially larger capital cost to upgrade independently.
