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Michigan City board conditionally approves $1.05 million Motorola radio lease pending council funding
Summary
Police and fire officials asked the Board of Public Works and Safety to conditionally approve a three-year, up-to-$1,050,000 municipal lease with Motorola to replace radios for the Michigan City Police and Fire departments; the board approved the request contingent on city-council funding and trade-in approvals.
Michigan City officers on Monday won conditional approval from the Board of Public Works and Safety to pursue a three-year municipal lease with Motorola for up to $1,050,000 to replace department radios.
Sheesh Paparski of the Michigan City Police Department asked the board for pre-approval so the city could lock in favorable lease terms and trade-in incentives. Paparski said the police need about 90 radios and the fire department about 55, and that the current radios “will no longer be serviceable in the coming year or so.” He said Motorola offered a buy-down of the lease rate to about 2.9 percent and a trade-in credit of…
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