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Committee approves replacement of City Hall access‑card readers with Motorola system
Summary
The committee approved Resolution 26‑23 to replace the City Hall access‑card reader system with equipment from Motorola Solutions; the presenter described the existing system as outdated and said the purchase was budgeted for the current year at a price reported in the transcript as "$64,351 and $60.00 dollars".
The City of Charleston Finance Committee approved Resolution 26‑23 to authorize the mayor or city manager to purchase a new access‑card reader system for City Hall from Motorola Solutions.
Mister Michaud said the current system was very old and parts and service were no longer available, recounting a recent issue with a reader on the police side of the building. He said IT director Adam Conferl and Homeland Security director Chad Jones have been involved in design and procurement. "This is sort of phase 1... the main brains of the operation along with the majority of the readers at City Hall," he said, adding the system is scalable for subsequent phases at other city buildings.
Mister Michaud gave the purchase price in the transcript as "$64,351 and $60.00 dollars" and said the amount was budgeted in the current fiscal year. Committee members asked whether the new system would allow phone‑based credentials to replace physical cards; staff deferred detailed functional answers to Chad Jones and said they would follow up with specifics. The committee moved, voted and adopted the resolution by voice vote.
The presenter said the project is intended as the first phase of a citywide upgrade to reduce the number of issued cards and implement a uniform reader system across city facilities. Staff offered to provide additional technical details on capabilities and rollout timing after consulting with the IT and homeland security directors.
