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Magoffin County details 9-1-1 center upgrades: consoles, generator and radios cleared for purchase
Summary
County staff told the fiscal court that contractors are ready to install antennas and radios and that the court approved purchases for two dispatch consoles ($23,028.95), a 200 kW generator (unit quoted at $59,874; full package presented at about $83,374) and radios ($30,007.11). The court also approved a copier lease for the 9-1-1 room.
County staff presented the fiscal court with procurement decisions intended to complete a new consolidated 9-1-1 center at the courthouse and the court approved the purchases.
Kevin (staff) said contractors would be ready within weeks to install antennas and radios at the courthouse site and described the recommended equipment for the 9-1-1 dispatch room. He told the court that RouteLine LLC (transcript shows several variant spellings) offered the lowest quote for two complete dispatch units and associated office furniture; the court authorized that purchase for $23,028.95.
On backup power, Kevin said the county is using a Sourcewell price contract to purchase a 200 kW generator through Wayne Power Systems. He said the unit price after the discount is $59,874 and that the full package including delivery, siting, wiring and installation was presented as roughly $83,374. Kevin said the county considered propane and natural gas but opted for diesel based on reliability concerns during severe-weather events and because on-site fuel storage is available.
The court approved the generator purchase and installation by voice vote. The court also approved purchase of radios (state price contract, $30,007.11) and a copier lease/print service for the 9-1-1 room (American Business Systems, $289/month for 60 months), with a portion of the lease to be paid from 9-1-1 funds and the remainder from the general fund.
Quotes from the meeting include Kevin describing the generator procurement and savings: "We get a 36% discount by going through the state contract and a 4 year extended service coverage warranty." Presiding official (Speaker 2) framed the purchases as part of creating an emergency command center at the courthouse: "...we'll have an emergency center here in addition to the health department..." The court approved all the purchases by voice votes and directed staff to proceed with procurement and scheduling.
Next steps: procurement paperwork and installation scheduling with vendors Wayne Power Systems and the chosen electrical contractor (Williams Electric) were approved to proceed; contractors for the Half Mountain restroom were told to start once the change order was finalized.
The meeting record contains inconsistent vendor name spellings for the dispatch console bidder and some numeric formatting issues; those inconsistencies are flagged in the audit and reflected where possible in vendor and numeric normalization within this article.
