TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Amending the 2024 Budget for STARCOM User Fees
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Joliet initially entered into a contract with the Motorola-owned STARCOM statewide public safety radio system in 2011. Under that contract, portable and mobile radios were purchased for the Police, Fire, and Public Works Departments. These radios are referred to as “subscriber units” and the contract per radio used on the system at the time was a local use rate of $30 a radio per month. In March 2014 the prepaid “airtime” fee was exhausted. The State negotiated a 10-year contract rate per radio used on the system at a local use rate of $34. This rate expired in 2022 and the State of Illinois and Motorola were in negotiations till they signed another 10-year contract in July of 2023. Every July the user fees go up until June of 2033 when the contract expires.
CONCLUSION:
The estimated cost for 2024 will be about $280,000. There are currently funds budgeted from (Org Code: 06001000, Object Code: 524302) in the amount of $250,000. We are seeking a budget amendment to accommodate the additional $30,000 in yearly user fees for 2024.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended the Mayor and City Council approve this Ordinance.
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