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MIS director warns of radio system life‑cycle needs; county corrects $52M typo to $5.2M

Board of County Commissioners · March 10, 2026
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Summary

Clay County MIS Director Dean Hain told commissioners the county’s public‑safety radio infrastructure faces life‑cycle replacements (consoles, base stations, radios) and said a $52 million line in the draft CIP was a typo — staff said the correct site cost was about $5.2 million.

Dean Hain, Clay County MIS Director, told the Board that the county is approaching several life‑cycle milestones for its radio and dispatch infrastructure and that planning is required to avoid service gaps.

"When we went out to bid for the system in 2016, it had a two‑year warranty. So we started, we prepaid for ten years of maintenance in 2018…by 2028 this is gonna need to be renewed," Hain said, detailing tower replacements, controller upgrades and the need…

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