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5. • RegularCity of Sachse (Collin County)
Authorize the City Manager to execute a six-year contract with Motorola Solutions for infrastructure and software upgrades and ongoing maintenance of said infrastructure and software, of the Garland, Mesquite, Rowlett, Sachse (GMRS) radio system, in the amount of Four Hundred Twenty-One Thousand, Five Hundred Eighty-Nine and 24/100 Dollars. ($421,589.24)
Presented in: City Council Meeting on 2026-09-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Approve the item as presented.”
JB
Jeff Bickerstaff
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
BF
Brett Franks
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MH
Michelle Howarth
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
FM
Frank Millsap
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LB
Lindsay Buhler
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
MP
Matt Prestenberg
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract with Motorola Solutions for upgrades and ongoing maintenance of the GMRS radio system.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).