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Commissioners renew satellite-phone service for emergency communications
Summary
Willacy County approved renewal of an Iridium satellite-phone subscription for emergency management (10 minutes/month included; ~$500/year) and discussed whether the county should acquire additional units for redundancy.
The court approved renewal of a satellite phone subscription used by the county's emergency management program as part of the emergency operations communications plan.
Emergency Management staff told the commissioners that the satellite phone provides a communications path with the state operations center "in the event of catastrophic communication," describing the service as part of the county's redundancy plan. The staff said the plan included 10 minutes per month on the plan at roughly $500 per year with per-minute overage charges thereafter.
Commissioners discussed whether to purchase additional units so multiple county offices could use them if regular communications failed. Staff noted radios and other backup systems already exist; the court approved the annual renewal to maintain the county's satellite-capable communications option.
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