Title
Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the acceptance, with gratitude, of a donation of twenty-one older model APX4500 remote radio heads, twenty-three APX4500 transceivers, and three ASPX 6500 transceivers from the City of South Lake Tahoe; and
2) Authorize the Auditor to add these items to the Sheriff’s Office fixed asset inventory.
FUNDING: Donation.
Body
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On April 25, 2024, the City Council of South Lake Tahoe approved and signed a resolution transferring older model surplus mobile patrol car radios to El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office to enable the County to transmit and receive on the City Police Department’s primary channel. The City upgraded the older models during a citywide radio project and the items were deemed as surplus.
The City had purchased these radios using funds from Prop 172 dedicated from a public safety sales tax. The current value of these radios is approximately $25,000.
The Sheriff’s Office gratefully accepts this donation from the City of South Lake Tahoe.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose to not accept this donation, however, the Sheriff’s Office could lose the ability to communicate effectively with the City of South Lake Tahoe Police Department.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
N/A
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
Auditor-Controller
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No impact to Net County Cost. This is a donation of equipment.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
N/A
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Safe and Healthy Communities
Priority: Enhance Information Sharing with Neighboring Law Enforcement Agencies
Action Item: Leverage current investment in records, dispatch, and custody management to share with local agencies and collaboration group
CONTACT
Undersheriff Bryan Golmitz