Montezuma County E-911 board approves Lumen, Motorola maintenance agreements

The Montezuma County E-911 Board on March 2 approved maintenance agreements with Lumen and Motorola and accepted minutes from recent meetings.

Laurie Johnson reported the county received a back-billed maintenance invoice for the phone system installed in December 2023 and said the vendor billed for the two prior years. "Once we get this bill paid in the amount of $108,559," Johnson said, referring to the 2024–25 maintenance charges. Johnson told the board the maintenance contract covers 06/16/2024 through 06/15/2026 and that the expected annual maintenance is about $75,000, which had been included in previous budgets but was not billed at the time.

A board member moved that the county sign the Lumen maintenance letter so the vendor could begin billing; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Johnson also presented a Motorola Solutions service agreement for dispatch consoles, quoting $26,893.48 and noting the county has a budget line to cover that maintenance. A motion to sign the Motorola agreement was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Board members discussed that because some invoices arrived late the county will need to process budget adjustments; Johnson said the phone maintenance will be part of a future amendment. Finance and staff also reviewed that the maintenance contracts are annual and that purchasing the equipment transfers ownership to the county while the annual fees cover support and upgrades.

The meeting record shows the board approved the items by voice vote and will proceed with formal budget-advertising and amendment steps as required.