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Emergency management requests communications trailer radio and county probes scope of fire-inspection contract
Summary
Emergency Management Director Cindy Stafford asked commissioners to add a 700/800 MHz radio to the communications trailer (quotes ranged from ~$9,000 for Harris to ~$15,000 for Motorola) and to adjust fuel and equipment line items; commissioners and development staff sought clarity about an existing contract with ESD1 and whether to hire a county fire marshal or continue contracting inspections.
Cindy Stafford, director of Wilson County Emergency Management, told commissioners the communications trailer currently lacks 700/800 MHz capability and requested a capital line item to purchase an interoperable radio. Stafford said one Motorola quote ran about $15,000 while a Harris option would be about $9,000; she asked the court to create or reallocate a small-equipment line for that purpose rather than placing the cost in the fuel bucket.
"If we go with the Motorola, it is—and I'm sorry—these quotes didn't come…
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