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Council approves purchase of 13 Kenwood radios for public safety, $17,546.78 charged to public safety budget
Summary
Police staff requested 13 Kenwood radios to standardize equipment, enable encrypted digital channels and restore interoperability with county operations. The council approved the $17,546.78 purchase from the public-safety budget.
Police and public‑safety staff requested authorization to buy 13 Kenwood portable radios to match the department's repeater and mobile radios, restore digital/encrypted channels and improve officer communications during joint operations with county agencies.
Nate (public‑safety staff) said the kit for 13 radios (including programming) totaled $17,546.78. He said the department has 11 officers and recommended two spare units to cover failures or call‑in personnel. The radios would let the department encrypt a primary channel for officer‑to‑officer radio traffic while retaining dual‑band capability for county interoperability on the 800 band.
Council moved and seconded the purchase, which was funded from the public‑safety account, and approved the procurement.
Next steps: Staff will complete the purchase and handle programming, inventory the two spares and implement the encrypted channel for operational use.
