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Budget committee advances amended Motorola radio contract after auditors flag weak tracking
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee advanced a resolution to extend the citywide Motorola 800 MHz radio contract but accepted the analyst’s amendment to reduce the requested increase; analysts questioned the Department of Technology’s past accounting and asked for stronger spending controls.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Budget & Finance Committee on June 17 advanced a resolution that would amend the citywide Motorola 800 megahertz radio system agreement while sharply limiting the next authorization increase and ordering improved oversight.
The Department of Technology’s new director, Mark, told the committee the city’s public‑safety radios are aging and failing at roughly 300 devices a year. He said the average replacement cost is about $3,000 per device and that, absent the amendment, the…
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