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County building alarm panel fails intermittently; staff seek replacement quotes

Houston County governing meeting · July 15, 2026
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Summary

Staff reported the building's fire alarm panel operated briefly during a technician visit but then failed again; the county will solicit additional quotes to determine whether to repair or replace the system, with an initial service visit cost around $600 reported.

County staff reported the building's alarm panel is intermittently failing and that a technician operated the panel twice before it failed again.

A staff member said the panel may need full replacement or a new system. "Either two things, the panel's gonna have to be replaced and we're not gonna know what the cost of that's gonna be, or we're gonna have to have a new system of some type put in there," a staff member said.

The transcript records a quoted service estimate of roughly $600 for a site visit or service, and staff requested additional quotes to determine the total replacement or repair cost. Members asked staff to identify contractors and return with bids; staff noted the current system is old and some replacement sensors may be obsolete.

The record does not show a formal repair contract or vote in the provided transcript.