From the Pacific City Council meeting minutes - February 7, 2023:
Chief of Police Report
Chief Melies stated the Police Department completed the radio upgrade project that was approved by this Board last year. It was funded 100% by ARPA funds and included the purchase of new dispatch radio councils, backup systems, mobile and portable radios, antennas and all the connection and controlling equipment. Beginning yesterday, the city operating measures moved from technology of a VHF frequency to an 800 MHz trunk digital emergency radio system with our own four unique talk groups. This system has emergency alerts, user identification, encryption and GPS capability. They will continue to operate the 911 public safety answering point. This project is a major upgrade from the previous system and keeps us up to date with the latest radio technology. He commended the Police Department Command Staff and Mr. Roth for bringing such a large project to completion. Communications Supervisor Mrs. Amy Brand was instrumental by performing most of the in house managing project, keeping it on course, and with the fewest possible disruptions of day to day operations. There are several other projects completed. We did take possession of the Stealth Stat that we approved for purchase. This can be put out at different locations for traffic counts or speed studies. If anyone has a concern of a certain area, please let him know.
