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Archie police: radios reach end of repair life in October 2025; upgrades estimated near $60,000
Summary
Police Chief Trevor Zaharsky told the board the department is updating an expired FCC license, pursuing donated radios and repeaters through Doug Catron, and exploring grants; he said existing radios will be unrepairable after October 2025 and estimated upgrades at roughly $60,000.
Police Chief Trevor Zaharsky told the board the department is working to update an expired FCC license and is pursuing new radios and repeaters through a donation effort with Doug Catron and by applying for grants.
"Old radios continue to work but end of life is October 2025 and after this date radios will not be able to be repaired," Chief Zaharsky said in the department report submitted to the board. He said staff are also looking at grant opportunities to fund equipment upgrades and that Mr. Catron and the chief "are also looking at different grants available to them for needed updates to equipment." The department estimated upgrades at about $60,000.
The board did not vote on funding at the meeting; Chief Zaharsky and city staff will continue to pursue donation and grant options to replace or upgrade the radio fleet and repeaters before the equipment becomes unrecoverable in late 2025.
The discussion was recorded as a written department report submitted to the board rather than a lengthy oral presentation.
