Aug 31, 2026 911 Oversight Committee

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OKAY, WE WILL BEGIN THE 9 1 1 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

I'M CHAIR.

WE HAVE WITH US JAYLEN ANDERSON AND SEAN SMITH.

WE

[RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE]

WE HAVE RESOLUTION

[22381 A RESOLUTION transferring $87,658.00 within the 2026 E-911 System Fund and awarding a contract for the purchase of fifteen (15) portable, handheld APX N50 radios for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, under the terms and conditions of MARC/KCRPC Contract No. 113, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $87,658.00.]

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MARK K-C-R-P-C CONTRACT NUMBER 1 1 3, AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BID GOVERNMENT CONTRACT AND ACTUAL COST TO THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,658.

UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

WE HAVE A SHERIFF'S, UM, PERSON HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

OKAY.

AND, UH, THE RADIOS ARE THE N FIFTIES, I THINK IS WHAT I WAS READING.

I'M SORRY, THE WHAT? THE RADIOS ARE FOR THE SWAT TEAM AND THEY'LL BE UTILIZED IN A, UM, EXECUTIVE PROTECTION MANNER.

THEY'RE SMALLER RADIOS.

OKAY.

AND DO YOU HAVE EXISTING RADIOS NOW THAT YOU'RE REPLACING OR ARE THESE JUST NEW? THESE ARE A NEW ONES FOR THAT, UM, THAT MISSION.

OKAY.

AND WHAT WILL THESE BE ABLE TO DO THAT YOU'RE NOT DOING NOW? HIDE.

THEY'RE, I'M SORRY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE SMALLER DEVICES.

THEY'RE NOT AS BIG AS THESE.

OKAY.

SO THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY OF 'EM IS WEARING THESE UNDERNEATH SUITS AND TRYING TO BE EXECUTIVE LOOKING.

OKAY.

AND ARE THE ONES YOU HAVE NOW, ARE THEY OLDER OR ARE THEY OLDER? YES, THEY'RE OLDER AND THEY WILL HAVE, I CAN'T SPEAK EXACTLY ON THEM, BUT THEY HAVE A LIFE EXPECTANCY THAT'S GONNA BE A LOT SHORTER THAN THESE NEW ONES.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM LEGISLATORS? YES, SIR.

YEP.

ANDERSON ONE.

LEGISLATOR ANDERSON FIRST.

OKAY.

UH, YOU SAID THESE ARE GONNA BE USED FOR WHAT NOW? EXECUTIVE PROTECTION, THE SWAT TEAM GETS CALLED TO DO, UM, BE THERE IN CASE WE'VE DONE IT FOR DIFFERENT LEGISLATORS AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE STUFF LIKE THAT.

IS IT? OH, OKAY.

SO HOW DID WE GET TO THE, SO WHAT DID YOU USE BEFORE THESE BIG ONES? AND THEN WE'VE HAD TO USE SOME, JUST USING PHONES .

THAT WAS THE BIGGEST THING IS LIKE TRYING TO HIDE THE BIG ONES.

THEY'D STAND OUT.

SO WE'D GO TO JUST USING A PHONE WAY.

AND THAT'S NOT RELIABLE TO DO, THAT'S NOT A SAFE, THAT'S UNSAFE TO DO, HONESTLY.

IT'S UNSAFE TO DO WHAT AGAIN? I'M SORRY TO JUST USE YOUR PHONE.

JUST USE YOUR PHONE AND SO IT'S JUST TO HIDE THESE WHILE YOU'RE DOING EXECUTIVE OR WHATEVER THE SWAT TEAM DOING, EXECUTIVE PROTECTION, PROTECTION, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.

UM, OKAY.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

OKAY.

THANK YOU MADAM.

MR. SAYER SMITH, YOU'RE MUTED.

WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

YOU'RE MUTED.

UH, YEP.

I, SORRY.

I HAD MYSELF ON MUTE AND I WAS, I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON MY LAPTOP AT THE SAME TIME ABOUT THIS.

SO WE HAD A RESOLUTION EARLIER TODAY IN JUSTICE OF LAW, UH, FOR A DIFFERENT RESOLUTION FOR THE, THESE EXACT MODEL RADIOS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT, THAT, THAT WAS FOR A QUANTITY OF 10.

THIS IS FOR A QUANTITY OF 15.

JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DOUBLING UP AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS.

UM, THOSE WERE TO BUY THE SAME PRODUCT.

OKAY.

THOSE WERE FOR THE AP X SIX THOUSANDS.

THAT'S THE CURRENT RADIO.

THAT'S LIKE ON MY SIDE, THE BIG ONES.

THESE ARE FOR THE FIFTIES.

THEY'RE SMALLER RADIO.

GOT IT.

THEY'RE DIFFERENT RADIOS.

AND ARE THEY'RE DIFFERENT TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS? YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.

SEEING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT SECOND.

OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

AND WE WILL MOVE THIS TO THE, UH, LEGISLATIVE BODY FOR ADOPTION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH.

IF THERE'S NO BUSINESS, WE WILL ADJOURN.