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Town and Country council unanimously adopts Convergent access-control system; ordinance 4654
Summary
The Town and Country City Council voted unanimously to approve a contract with Convergent for an access-control system at the municipal center and other city-owned facilities, adopting the measure as ordinance 4654. Councilors asked about backups and installation timing before approving the purchase.
Town and Country’s City Council voted unanimously to approve Bill 24-48, authorizing the city administrator to accept a proposal from Convergent for the purchase and installation of an electronic access-control system at the municipal center and other city-owned facilities. The council’s vote, called by the presiding official, passed with all present aldermen voting yes; the mayor announced the measure becomes ordinance 4654.
Council members asked staff several operational questions before the vote. One member asked whether any other municipalities use the same system; a staff member replied, “Not to my knowledge.” A separate question asked whether a manual backup exists for building access in the event of an internet outage; staff said they were not aware of a manual backup, and added there “may be key access” but did not confirm a tested, documented contingency plan. Installation timing was described as dependent on equipment ordering; staff estimated parts would arrive and installation would proceed within a couple of months.
The measure authorizes the city administrator to accept Convergent’s proposal and to proceed with purchase and installation; specific contract terms were not read into the record. The council’s approval was a formal motion followed by a roll-call series of verbal ‘aye’ votes by Aldermen Kinsella, Steinbengel, Harder, Allen, Schware, Murphy and Deese. The mayor declared the bill passed unanimously and assigned it ordinance number 4654.
In related procedural business the council approved the warrant list totaling $1,236,437.48 by voice vote. Several other procurement items on the agenda — including Bill 24-51, a proposed purchase of in-car and body-worn camera systems from Motorola Solutions — were continued to the Oct. 14, 2024 meeting for further consideration.
What happens next: City staff will proceed with contracting steps and equipment ordering under the authority of the adopted ordinance; the meeting record does not specify a signed contract date, specific implementation milestones, or a formal backup plan timeline. Council members asked for and received an estimated installation window of a couple of months, but did not record firm completion dates.
