Commission hears plan to switch GPS carrier ahead of July CAD integration
Staff said the county will integrate GPS mapping with the CATS CAD system on July 15 and proposed signing a Verizon contract now; staff estimated current T-Mobile service costs about $8,700/year and described Verizon as costing more, recommending canceling T‑Mobile once Verizon is active.
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Speaker 1 told the commission the county's CATS CAD integration scheduled for July requires included GPS and mapping services. He said the county currently pays T-Mobile roughly $8,700 per year for GPS service and proposes switching to Verizon, which he estimated would increase costs (transcript fragments quoted Verizon as "about 11 a year" and as a cost difference). Speaker 1 asked to sign a Verizon contract now so implementation can begin while CAD goes live on July 15 and said he would include the contract in the October budget.
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