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Barry County committee forwards contract and financing plan for radios, dash and body cameras
Summary
The Committee of the Whole voted June 17 to recommend a contract and a short‑term financing plan to replace aging radios and to buy in‑car cameras and body cameras; staff said upgrades are time‑sensitive for encryption compliance and will be packaged to obtain discounts.
Barry County’s Committee of the Whole on June 17 recommended the board approve a contract to upgrade the sheriff’s department’s radios, replace deteriorating in‑car cameras and add body cameras, and voted to forward a financing resolution and a grant submission recommendation to the full Board of Commissioners.
County staff told commissioners the radio encryption requirement and failing equipment required action before the 2026 budget cycle. The package presented includes mobile (vehicle) radios, portable radios, 30 in‑car (dash) cameras, and 46 body cameras (25 for road patrol, 21 for jail staff), plus replacement desktop radios for control rooms. Staff said bundling…
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