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San Angelo OKs $93,870 purchase of 911 recording system through regional contract
Summary
The City Council approved buying new 911 recording equipment from Equator Recording Solutions through an HGAC/COG contract for $93,870.60, part of a five‑year regional replacement cycle; the COG will handle ongoing maintenance and the city paid for San Angelo‑specific features.
San Angelo city officials on Tuesday approved the purchase of new 911 recording equipment to replace aging recorders used by the public‑safety communications center.
Sergeant John Bellini, director of public‑safety communications, told the council the region replaces recorders every five years and that the Concho Valley Council of Governments (COG) combined previously separate recorder procurements into a single regional purchase. The city’s portion of the Equator Recording Solutions proposal is $93,870.60, funded from the general capital projects fund.
Jeff Lopez of the COG said the procurement covers 14 counties and 16 public‑safety answering points (PSAPs) in the region; the COG pays its portion and provides ongoing maintenance. Bellini explained San Angelo pays for additional “bells and whistles” (radio‑channel recording and related features) so the city can pull radio traffic for incident reviews such as structure fires, SWAT callouts and other major incidents.
Council members asked whether equipment from prior cycles is reused; Bellini said for security reasons equipment that stored recordings is typically destroyed when it is retired. The council voted to approve the procurement, with a motion and second recorded and the item passing unanimously 7–0.
The purchase will be sourced through the HGAC/BuyBoard contract and the city will coordinate budgeting with finance and purchasing to plan future replacements on a multi‑year basis.
The contract award was approved during the regular City Council meeting; funding will come from existing capital funds and no additional tax action was required.
