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Daniels County clears purchase for dispatch triband antennas ahead of site work
Summary
Commissioners approved funding during an April 2 meeting to replace two dispatch base-station antennas with triband units and to proceed with Red Tail Communications’ upcoming site work; transcript records the quoted cost as “345950” but does not specify currency or exact vote counts.
Daniels County commissioners on April 2 approved a vendor proposal to replace two base-station antennas in the county dispatch center with triband antennas and to proceed with related console work during an upcoming site visit by Red Tail Communications.
Red Tail representatives told the commissioners the triband antennas would remove the need to change antenna hardware if the county later uses other frequencies. The vendor also said replacing the antennas during the same trip as an ongoing siren-project rollout would save lift and travel costs. The quote presented at the meeting was read aloud in the transcript as “345950”; the meeting record does not clarify whether that figure represents dollars, a typographical grouping, or includes taxes and labor.
Commissioners moved and seconded to authorize the purchase; the transcript records an “all in favor” voice vote and a statement that the team could proceed next week. The meeting did not record individual vote counts. Red Tail said technicians would arrive Monday to complete the antenna swap at Flaxville, install the GTR (base radio) at the Tower Hill power site, and perform functional testing with dispatch before finishing console antenna installation.
Vendors also reported that an antenna removed from the old Flaxville water tower showed evidence of lightning damage during inspection, and said the Flaxville quote already covers a replacement antenna. Red Tail advised the county that one tall self-supporting tower near the site may be owned by Border Patrol while county records and an Interoperability Montana contact suggest the county owns the Radio Hill tower, generator and Flaxville site building. Red Tail offered to provide photos and documentation of on-site equipment to clarify ownership.
Next steps: Red Tail will proceed with the triband installations and related testing; the county requested documentation on tower ownership and equipment inventories so any future property or access agreements with Border Patrol can be formalized.
