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Public-safety briefing: Daniels County reviews radio quotes, funding options and grant possibilities
Summary
The Public Safety Commission reviewed requests for vehicle radios, discussed quoted prices and whether to use the 911/public-safety levy fund or pursue grants (Stone Garden) and asked staff to coordinate with fire and ambulance about shared needs and trunking requirements.
Michael B. Lun, representing the Public Safety Commission, updated the commissioners on several public-safety items on Feb. 17, focusing on vehicle radios and communications funding.
Lun and other attendees reviewed past minutes and quotations for vehicle radios, discussed replacement and trade-in options for older units, and raised multiple cost figures and vendor options. Commissioners asked where purchases would be funded; candidates included the public-safety (911) fund, the county’s mill levy allocation and possible grant programs such as Stone Garden. Participants recommended coordinating with fire and ambulance agencies to determine shared needs and whether new radios must be trunkable before the county purchases additional units.
The group also discussed moving an existing radio from the Flaxville water tower to a tower northwest of town and reviewed an upgraded quote for a base/repeater unit; staff noted that quotes may have changed because the county had been holding them for months. Commissioners did not finalize fund-sourcing but directed staff to coordinate agency needs and return with recommendations and updated quotes.
