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Commission discusses state radio funding provision; to send letters and work with lobbyist
Summary
County counselor and public-safety staff briefed commissioners on a state budget provision that would earmark $5 million toward the state radio system and could keep the contract closed to all vendors. Commissioners agreed to send letters of support and ask lobbyists to engage the governor's office while also preparing local communications.
County Counselor Jake Hanson briefed the commission on a state budget provision tied to the statewide radio system, describing a $5 million placeholder in the bill and explaining the debate about whether the procurement would be open to multiple vendors or effectively limited to a single supplier.
Russell Stuckey, addressing the commission, said the provision could lock the state system into a single vendor and limit…
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