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Sheriff flags dispatch technology replacement, vehicle and wage costs in budget review
Summary
Lincoln County’s sheriff told commissioners Motorola dispatch consoles are end-of-life and recommended buying new consoles and recording capacity; staff also discussed vehicle purchases, two planned retirements and wage-line increases that will raise the sheriff’s office preliminary budget.
The sheriff told Lincoln County commissioners during a budget review that the department needs to replace Motorola dispatch consoles that are now "end of life" and no longer supported, and asked for funding to buy new consoles and a recorder to expand station recording capacity.
The recommendation matters because the sheriff said the Motorola systems will not continue to receive operating-system support and that the county must move to consoles that interoperate with neighboring radio systems. "When I…
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