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Council approves donation of obsolete police radios to Orange County EMA
Summary
Council voted to donate obsolete digital police radios to the Orange County Emergency Management Agency so the EMA can maintain them in its emergency trailer and make them available during incidents.
The council approved a motion to transfer obsolete, pre‑800 MHz digital radios from the police department to the Orange County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), which maintains a trailer stocked for emergencies. The police representative described the radios as no longer needed since the department moved to the 800 MHz system and said the EMA offered to service and store them.
Council discussion focused on whether a formal motion was needed to record the donation; a motion was made, seconded and approved by voice. The police speaker noted the radios “have been sat around for a couple years” and the EMA’s trailer could keep them operational for future incidents. There was no opposition recorded during the voice vote.
