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Council advances cooperative purchase of 20 public‑safety radios; vote not recorded in transcript
Summary
Staff presented a budgeted cooperative procurement to buy 20 public‑safety radios for $146,324.20; the radios replace end‑of‑life units and include a "Smart Connect" feature that switches to cellular when coverage is lost. A motion to approve was made but no recorded vote appears in the provided transcript.
City staff told the Nassau Bay City Council that the department is ready to order 20 new public‑safety radios through a cooperative procurement for $146,324.20, an amount the city had budgeted as part of a staggered replacement program.
Staff said the purchase will replace 17 handheld police radios that are at end of life plus three other units. They emphasized a new "Smart Connect" capability that automatically senses when radio signals fail (for example, inside hospitals or apartment buildings) and switches communications to cellular, a feature staff called highly valuable.
A staff presenter explained that the current radios were becoming difficult to repair or find replacement parts for and that the new units were specified to match neighboring jurisdictions. The presenter also noted that this purchase represents about a quarter of the planned replacement cycle and that additional, higher‑cost radios compliant with NFPA requirements for firefighters (not part of this immediate order) will be considered in upcoming budgets.
A motion to approve the purchase was made during the meeting, but the provided excerpt of the transcript ends before a recorded vote; the council’s final disposition is not in the available record. Staff said the order is ready pending council authorization and budget confirmation.
