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Carlisle County accepts $400,000 9-1-1 merger grant, approves radio and phone upgrades
Summary
County leaders approved a $400,000 reimbursement grant to support consolidation of 9-1-1 services and approved procurement and contract upgrades for radios, antennas and a new phone network to support the merged dispatch center.
Carlisle County officials voted to accept a $400,000 reimbursement grant to support a planned consolidation of the county's 9-1-1 services and approved related technical upgrades, including conduit work, new rooftop antennas and a phone-network increase.
Unidentified Speaker 4 told the court the grant will be used to reimburse merger costs and said the county will move forward with conduit work and antenna installation that staff quoted at $4,755 (Motts Electric) and $9,007.50 (MCA), respectively. The speaker also described a vendor recommendation to upgrade the county's phone network to a higher bandwidth to handle incoming trunks and emergency call traffic; that phone-service proposal carries a multi-year contract requirement.
Court members discussed procurement mechanics and sole-source constraints for phone trunk moves, noting AT&T and Windstream control trunk lines and that some work cannot be competitively bid because it involves incumbent network providers. Speaker 4 said Ballard County will fund an estimated $16,800 recorder upgrade to add channels needed for the merger, and the court agreed to post bids for radio upgrades and dispatch console furniture once specifications are final.
The court voted by voice on separate motions to approve the phone-service contract upgrade, Motts Electric's conduit work and MCA's antenna installation; the transcript records voice approval without a roll-call tally. The court also approved posting for bids on the radio upgrade and the dispatch consoles and authorized posting for one full-time dispatcher position needed after the consolidation.
Unidentified Speaker 3 reported a recent departmental award, noting Deputy Will Crafton received recognition from the Kentucky Emergency Management Association.
The court closed discussion of 9-1-1 business by approving personnel and procurement steps needed to implement the merger and system upgrades. Further procurement details and final contract amounts will be recorded in bid documents and subsequent agenda items or minutes.
