Danville’s public-safety technology upgrades moved forward June 23 as the commission approved several resolutions to maintain and refresh the city’s dispatch and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems.
Staff described a Solacom call-taking software refresh included in this year’s capital budget at a cost of $88,961.26. The commission also approved the annual GeoConnects/GeoConnex CAD maintenance contract for $28,066.91 and a separate $39,000 Solacom maintenance warranty/contract. In addition, staff approved a $10,000 annual contract with Bluegrass mapping services to supply quarterly CAD map updates. Staff explained that Zetron has purchased GeoConnex and the city’s maintenance agreement language will be updated to reflect the vendor transition.
Chief Gray and dispatch leadership framed the upgrades as a scheduled refresh cycle — staff said typical refresh intervals for this software run roughly every five to eight years — and said the maintenance contracts provide periodic updates and vendor support.
Commissioners also approved a SparkGood grant application of $5,000 requested by dispatch to buy promotional items for public events; staff noted there is no local match requirement for the grant and $5,000 is the program maximum.
Ending: The suite of approvals lets staff proceed with procurement, vendor renewals and planned maintenance to keep the city’s dispatch and CAD infrastructure current; staff will return contract details or awards as required by procurement rules.