DATE: November 2, 2016
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Deborah Faulkner, Police Chief
Rocky Garzarek, Fire Chief
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Consideration Of Resolution 2016-81, A Resolution Authorizing Funding Of The City Of Franklin's Portion Of The County-Wide Public Safety Radio System Project And Support For The Contractual Agreement And Addendum Between The Williamson County Joint Communications Network Authority And Motorola Solutions, Inc. (11/08/16 WS)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning the consideration of Resolution 2016-81 which authorizes the funding of the City of Franklin's portion of the County-wide Public Safety Radio system and supports the contract between the Williamson County Joint Communications Network Authority and Motorola Solutions, Inc. for purchase, installation, and implementation of the County-wide Radio project.
Background
Since 2006, the City of Franklin has utilized an 800 MHz digital trunked radio system to provide vital communications services for City departments, especially Police and Fire. The 10 year old system has served the community very well providing consistent, dependable service to the City's first responders and public safety personnel. Due to age, the Franklin system is in need of upgrade. At the same time, Williamson County and the City of Brentwood, who have used an older technology for their respective radio systems, have identifies both the need to upgrade their systems and the opportunity to partner with the City of Franklin to create a true County-wide public safety radio system.
In August of 2014, the City of Franklin entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Williamson County and the City of Brentwood to create the Williamson County Joint Communications Network Authority ("Network Authority"). The expressed goal of the Network Authority is to build a county-wide...
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