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St. Joseph County approves Motorola radio replacements and console migration estimate totaling roughly $1.36 million

St. Joseph County Commissioners · March 5, 2026
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The county approved purchase of 50 Motorola APX portable radios for about $61,896.47 (with trade-in credits) and authorized a $1.3 million AXS dispatch console migration; staff said Motorola offered about $805,000 in promotional savings if approved by March 16.

St. Joseph County commissioners approved two public-safety communications items: replacement portable radios for the 9-1-1 center and a planned migration to new Motorola AXS dispatch consoles.

Sal Parisi, manager at the St. Joseph County 9-1-1 center, said the current portable radios (from 2015) are nearing end of life and are not upgradeable to the state P25 system. He said the…

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