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Saco approves MOU with Biddeford for countywide CAD/RMS public‑safety system
Summary
The council approved an MOU with Biddeford to share costs for a county CAD/RMS public‑safety software system (Motorola contract) on a 6‑0 roll‑call vote; the MOU does not bind future councils and the project will be considered in the capital budget.
The Saco City Council voted 6‑0 to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Biddeford Police Department for York County’s new computer‑aided dispatch and records‑management system.
Councilor Joshua Parks explained that York County and affiliated agencies conducted a competitive procurement and selected Motorola; Biddeford will sign the contract as the PSAP (public safety answering point) and Saco will pay 50% of Saco’s share to Biddeford under the MOU. Parks said the MOU provides a framework for cost sharing and does not bind future councils to contracts.
Councilor Parks moved approval; the motion was seconded by Councilor Nathan Johnston and passed on a roll‑call vote (Edwards, Parks, Arnon, Gale, Hewitt, Johnston — all yes). The item was described as a capital project anticipated for inclusion in an upcoming budget presentation.
The MOU will proceed to implementation steps consistent with the capital budgeting process; no dollar figure was finalized in the roll‑call discussion at this meeting.
