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Newton approves $40,611 police server upgrade and accepts $47,101 COPS grant (total project $67,659)
Summary
Council adopted a $40,611 budget amendment to complete a police server migration and purchased licenses after a vendor migration requirement was not communicated; it also accepted a DOJ COPS grant of $47,101 with $20,558 match to buy radio repeaters to improve interoperability.
The Newton City Council on Jan. 7 approved a budget amendment to complete a police server migration and accepted a U.S. Department of Justice COPS grant to improve radio interoperability for first responders.
Police Chief Vidal Sipe told the council the department had $23,360 encumbered in the current budget for a server and software upgrade but learned after beginning installation that Central Square…
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