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Council reviews Q2 appropriations; staff seeks $3.8M for CAD/RMS modernization
Summary
Staff presented Q2 supplemental appropriations including a $3.4M transfer for debt service, $585K for 2026 interest, and a $3.8M CAD/RMS upgrade (phase 1 cost $1.7M) shared in part with partner agencies; council scheduled a June 8 public hearing.
Doug Urbanski presented the Q2 supplemental appropriations ordinance (32-26), describing four sections that realign and augment funding for debt service, technology upgrades and law-enforcement investigatory activity.
Urbanski described a planned $3,400,000 transfer from the general fund to the CIP to support manuscript debt service associated with 2024 land acquisition, and a $585,000 appropriation for interest related to 2026 land-acquisition notes. He told council the CAD/RMS modernization is a $3.8 million total project with phase-1 costs of $1.7 million in 2026; funding would be allocated across the CIP fund, the safety fund and wireless 911 funds, and partner agencies will reimburse a portion (staff estimated $1.5 million reimbursement from partners). Urbanski said staff recommends approval and will bring the ordinance to the second reading and public hearing on June 8.
Council members asked for clarity on reimbursement and why initial estimates were lower; the city’s vendor selection process and the need to integrate advances in wireless 911 systems were cited as drivers of higher cost estimates. Staff said partner agencies will cost-share the CAD portion and that the RMS portion is currently allocated to the city.
