Don L. Allen Sr.
Other ActionIn other business commissioners:• Agreed to consider a $25,945 bid from Parris Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. to reroof the Agriculture Soil Conservation Center.• Withdrew two items, including one-year unit pricing contracts with Big Woody’s Tree Service and Shelton Landscape Supply to trim trees along highways and create mulch for the county recreation department.• Agreed to consider a $52,845 contract with Modern Cable Technology to upgrade backbone cable at the county’s telecommunications office.• Agreed to consider executing two wetland conservation easements at Enterprise South Nature Park to mitigate initially impacting the wetlands during construction.
Unless commissioners vote next week to spend $6.75 million, Hamilton County might hear radio silence from surrounding counties and state and federal agencies during future emergencies, according to Human Services Administrator Don Allen.
The Hamilton County Commission’s Finance Committee voted Thursday to recommend passage of a $6.75 million contract with Motorola to replace the 1,697 radios owned by various county departments and the sheriff’s office.
The commission will consider the purchase Wednesday at its regular meeting.
Allen said the upgraded radios will ensure the county complies with Federal Communications Commission infrastructure requirements and will allow county employees to speak over new statewide radio networks.