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Commissioners approve SHSP grants for a command trailer and multi‑band radios; no county match required
Summary
Rush County approved SHSP grant triggers to acquire a command trailer (quoted at $135,740), infrared-capable cameras and multi‑band radios for emergency response; officials said there is no county match and equipment may reuse existing radios.
Unidentified Speaker 4 presented two homeland-security grant proposals: a command trailer priced at $135,740 with workspace and conference capability and a camera system with long-range infrared capability. He also described a proposal for multi‑band radios to unify UHF, VHF and 800 frequencies for county responders.
On the trailer, the speaker said the project would use some equipment from the current trailer and would not require a county funding match: "No county match," he stated. He added that the trailer would have room for a conference table, an office and a generator but would not include restroom facilities. On radios, the speaker said the new equipment would let responders carry a single multi‑band radio instead of multiple devices during incidents and that 14 radios could be stored in the command trailer for distribution.
Unidentified Speaker 1 moved to sign the SHSP grant trigger for both grants; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote ('Aye'; motion carries). The transcript records the approval but does not include grant award documents, grant numbers, or final procurement contracts.
The board recorded no county matching requirement and discussed budgeting the transfer of some items from the existing trailer into the new equipment package.
