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Vero Beach approves Motorola for police CAD/RMS; council votes 5–0
Summary
Following a multi-month selection process, the council voted unanimously to award and negotiate a contract with Motorola for a new police computer-aided dispatch and records-management system; staff estimated implementation at about 12–18 months and said Motorola offers compatibility with some existing hardware.
The Vero Beach City Council voted unanimously to approve staff’s recommendation to negotiate and award a contract to Motorola for a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and records-management system (RMS) for the police department.
City Manager Monty Falls and police leadership outlined a consultant-driven procurement that drew eight proposals, yielded three finalists and resulted in a selection committee recommendation to move forward with Motorola. Staff and police emphasized the benefits of modernizing the department’s CAD/RMS and noted potential interoperability with other county agencies and existing body-camera/in-car systems.
Chief Curry thanked council and staff for the work and described the selection as a long-planned improvement to public-safety technology. Staff estimated a realistic implementation timeline of about 12–18 months because of the data-conversion and testing required for legacy records.
Roll-call vote: Councilmembers Voss, Dingle, Carroll, Vice Mayor Moore and Mayor Coutinho voted yes; the motion passed 5–0.
What happens next: staff will negotiate contract terms with Motorola and work with the selection committee and consultant on a transition plan aimed at maintaining access to legacy data while avoiding contamination of a new system.
