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Alger County to join UP 9-1-1 CAD upgrade; first-year share roughly $44,706.90
Summary
Board heard a multi-year 9-1-1 CAD upgrade proposal and a presenter said Alger's first-year cost would be $44,706.90; the board said the expense had been budgeted and attorneys are reviewing the contract.
A presenter briefed commissioners on a planned Upper Peninsula-wide upgrade to the 9-1-1 computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system and outlined Alger County’s share of costs. "The short version is the 1st year, Alger will be paying $44,706.90," the presenter said, noting a larger second-year payment and lower amounts in later years as equipment costs decline.
Board staff said the county has budgeted for the upgrade and that the county’s 9-1-1 fund is healthy; one staff member emphasized that choosing the multi-county approach maintains redundancy and interoperability and avoids the county operating alone. A board member summarized the operational benefit: "Interoperability is ... the key to it," another speaker said, referring to the ease of transferring calls and data across UP counties. County attorneys have reviewed the proposed contract and are flagging boilerplate items to avoid outages or mirrored failures reported elsewhere; commissioners agreed to let attorneys continue their review and proceed with the procurement plan.
