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King William delays decision on $809,100 Motorola radio lease for sheriff after budget concerns
Summary
The Board of Supervisors deferred final approval of an eight‑year Motorola radio lease for the sheriff’s office after questions about a quoted imputed interest rate and multi‑year budget impacts; staff said a two‑year deferred‑payment structure and grant prospects could cover costs but requested time to negotiate rates and gather fallback numbers.
The King William County Board of Supervisors on April 14 deferred action on a proposed Motorola lease‑purchase for a countywide encrypted radio system after members pressed staff for clearer budget numbers and asked Motorola to seek a lower financing rate.
The sheriff told the board the county’s current APX radios are no longer supported and argued encryption and modern radios are necessary for officer safety and to protect sensitive information. “Currently, we’re using the APX, and they’re not supported,” the sheriff said during the presentation.
Motorola’s representative described a lease with a roughly two‑year payment deferral intended to…
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