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Council authorizes multi‑year Motorola agreement and COVID‑fund transfer to join Ventura County regional radio system
Summary
The council authorized a Sourcewell cooperative contract with Motorola Solutions and an interfund transfer from COVID‑19 recovery funds to support a planned transition to the Ventura County Regional Radio System. Staff presented a roughly $8.9 million 7‑year cost and asked to transfer $5,478,326 from COVID funds; the motion passed unanimously.
Simi Valley staff asked the council on Nov. 17 to authorize a multi‑year agreement with Motorola Solutions and to transfer COVID‑19 recovery funds to support the city’s transition to the Ventura County Regional Radio System.
Information technology and public‑safety staff described a project that replaces the city’s aging radio infrastructure with a subscription‑based regional system governed by participating agencies. Staff presented an initial equipment and services cost of about $6.6 million, recurring subscription and other costs over seven…
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