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Plumas County authorizes sheriff communications upgrades and a new communications supervisor

Plumas County Board of Supervisors · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The board approved purchases and budget transfers to fund sheriff equipment, a full‑time communications supervisor, a $~1.6 million radio interoperability upgrade (grant‑funded), and a sole‑source amendment with Sierra Electronics to consolidate maintenance and replacement.

The Plumas County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 20 approved a set of sheriff and communications items intended to modernize emergency response systems and expand staffing.

Sheriff Chad Herman and staff described two related packages: (1) authorization to purchase a deployable multi‑camera/communications system for tactical deployments and (2) a capital project to upgrade the county’s emergency communications and radio interoperability (described by staff as a Radius system upgrade).…

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