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Barry County Sheriff Office patrol cars to get new radios

Barry County Sheriff’s Office patrol cars will have new radios after the County Commission on May 10 approved seeking sealed bids for the equipment.

 

Undersheriff Matt Houchlei asked for 22 Motorola APX-6500 radios and accessories, not the most expensive or the most inexpensive models, he said.

 

The current radios are 10 years old, failing, and are out of warranty, Houchlei said, repair parts are hard to get and they are running out of spare parts of their own.

 

“It’s just that point in time when we need to be moving forward with new purchases.”

 

Of the 22 radios, 16 will replace current worn-out models in patrol cars, three will go in cars that don’t have them and three are for recently purchased cars. The radios are compatible with fire departments radios, so they can communicate with each other, he said.

 

The department will install the units and keep the old ones in case any of the parts match the newer models. The estimated $80,000 to $90,000 likely will come from the vehicle equipment fund, County Administrator Michael Brown said.//

 

In other county business, the commission approved:

* the 2016 Taxable Value Report L-40046,  to be submitted to the State Tax Commission, presented by Equalization Director Tim Vandermark last week, and recommended by the committee of the whole.

 

*  two easement agreements between Barry County and Scott and Theresa Decker of Nashville; one allows the Deckers ingress and egress across the Thornapple Trail, and the other agreement gives Barry County 10 more feet of easement to install a drain tube under the trail.

 

* hiring two part-time employees to work 15 hours a week each at the Animal Shelter. Funding will come from the shelter’s health services fund.

 

* the 2017 budget calendar

 

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