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Council places radio surplus and funding reclassification on consent; chief says county system saves city ~$225,000
Summary
Chief Turner asked council to surplus obsolete VHF radios after a county radio upgrade; staff also asked to reclassify a previously paid in‑car video purchase (~$21,274) from general fund to the public safety splost to refund the general fund; council placed both items on the consent agenda for formal approval.
During new business, Chief Turner summarized a county radio program that recently went live and asked council permission to surplus the city’s legacy VHF radios and transfer them to the county. Turner said the county system replaced the old radios, the city cannot obtain replacement batteries for the obsolete devices, and the swap had saved roughly $225,000 under the multi‑year agreement.
Staff also described a prior purchase—Motorola in‑car video systems totaling about $21,274—that had been paid from the general fund when approved last year. Because the public safety splost account has since accrued surplus, staff asked that the purchase be reclassified to splost, which would refund the general fund the same amount and restore operating capacity.
Council signaled support for these items and directed staff to place them on the consent agenda. The chief indicated his support for turning the radios over to the county and a council member said, “You got my vote.” The transcript shows the items summarized for consent; the formal roll call or recorded vote on consent appears later on the agenda in the provided segments but is not captured in the supplied transcript blocks.
Items placed on consent considered together included: the tree lighting date (Dec. 5), strategic work session scheduling details, the radio surplusing to the county, and the funding source reclassification for the in‑car video purchase.
