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Soddy‑Daisy approves Motorola radios funded by grant and pays Depot Street paving invoice
Summary
The commission approved two Motorola mobile car radios and two portables ($22,448.66) and an additional two mobile and four portable radios ($33,719.28) to be purchased with a Crime Intervention Grant (100% reimbursable), and authorized payment of a $11,008.48 invoice for Depot Street paving; officials noted the paving is a temporary repair pending WWTA work.
The Soddy‑Daisy Board of Commissioners on Nov. 2 approved several public‑safety equipment purchases and a paving invoice.
City Manager Johnson requested approval of a purchase order to Motorola for two mobile car radios and two portable radios for the School Resource Officers at a cost of $22,448.66. He later requested approval for two mobile radios and four Motorola portables at $33,719.28; he said the latter radios would be purchased using a Crime Intervention Grant recently received by the city and that those purchases are "100% reimbursable." Both purchase orders were approved unanimously.
The commission also approved payment of an $11,008.48 invoice from SouthEastern Materials for the paving of Depot Street. Public Works Director Grant said the finished job "is not perfect, but better than it was," and noted the repair is temporary because Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority (WWTA) plans to tear out the repair in about seven months. City Attorney Elliott told the commission there is an underground river under the road. Commissioner Shipley said WWTA plans to cut into the T’s and install check dams to address the subsidence issues.
Why it matters: The radio purchases directly support school safety and patrol operations, with one purchase funded by a reimbursable grant, mitigating immediate local costs. The Depot Street payment funds a temporary repair that the county authority will later replace, indicating additional work and expense are expected in coordination with WWTA.
All motions were approved by unanimous vote at the Nov. 2 meeting.
