To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Christopher R. Swanson, Sheriff
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RE: Approval of a grant award from the Region 3 (LETPA) State Homeland Security Program, in an amount not to exceed $4,851.09, to provide for the purchase of Auxiliary Radio Communication equipment; the budget for this grant and purchase are attached
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of a request by Genesee County's Sheriff Office to accept a grant from Region 3 (LETPA) State Homeland Security Program, in an amount not to exceed $4,851.09, for the purchase of Auxiliary Radio Communication equipment; this will be paid from account 2830-426.00-752.000 and is fully grant-funded.
BACKGROUND:
This grant will allow the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office to purchase auxiliary radio and GPS equipment to support Emergency Management during extreme incidents such as acts of terror and weather-related disasters. The equipment will be used by the Emergency Management team and voluntary aux/com operators to ensure there is no delay in communications during these events.
DISCUSSION:
This project will replace existing equipment that is already in place at the Genesee County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (Races) tower access location. This new equipment, UHF Duplexer, RTCM, and GPS units for the RTCM will be added to the existing equipment. The upgrade will allow sustained/enhanced RACES communication in the region 3 area, which provides or supplements emergency radio communication in times of emergency including acts of terrorism, bomb threats, natural disasters, nuclear accidents and/or nuclear attacks.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
No County general funds will be utilized for this purchase, as this is a request to accept grant dollars, in which the account to pay from is 2830-426.00-752.000 and the revenue account is 2830-426.00-504.000
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This request conforms to the January 2026 Priorities by ensuring safer communities.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Office of Genesee County Sheriff to authorize accepting a grant from Region 3 (LETPA) Homeland Security Program, in the amount of $4,851.09 to be placed into expense account 2830-426.00-752.000 and revenue account 2830-426.00-504.000, and expending said grant funds to purchase auxiliary communication equipment to be utilized by Emergency Management, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the June 10, 2026 meeting of the Finance Committee of this Board), the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to sing any necessary grant documents, and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record the attached budget amendment.