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Council hears plan for multi‑year Motorola radio and dispatch upgrade

Odessa City Council Workshop · November 25, 2025
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Summary

IT staff outlined a six‑year Motorola radio and dispatch upgrade to replace equipment reaching end‑of‑life, lock a price, and spread costs; first‑year software is ~$656,000 (budgeted) and subsequent multi‑year hardware replacement was described as roughly $2 million over three years, with an overall project price staff cited at about $8.6 million.

City IT staff presented a request to renew the radio system maintenance and software agreement with Motorola and to phase in a six‑year upgrade of radio and dispatch equipment.

Gabby (IT) said the request covers maintenance, software and equipment replacement for the city’s public safety radio system, which also supports billing, collections and code…

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