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Macedonia council approves replacement of dispatch radio servers and workstations
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 37 to replace end-of-life dispatch radio servers and three dispatch workstations under a five-year plan, funding the work from planned capital and reallocations from other projects.
Macedonia city council approved Ordinance 37 on June 4, 2026, to replace aging radio infrastructure and related dispatch servers and workstations. City staff and the police chief said the equipment had reached end of life and that failure to act now would risk losing maintenance support from the manufacturer.
Staff explained prior purchases bundled five years of maintenance up front, which created a funding gap when the maintenance term ended. Officials said the city can fund the replacement from the five-year planned capital account by reallocating funds previously earmarked for other police-department capital items. The purchase was described as essentially budget-neutral because of those internal fund shifts.
Council members noted a price increase effective July 1 as additional motivation to approve the replacement. The ordinance authorizes the mayor to enter into an agreement with BNC Communications for replacement, pending posting per law. The motion carried on a standard voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
What happens next: staff will execute the agreement, proceed with procurement and include recurring maintenance in the next five-year capital plan.
