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Public Safety Commission — Special Meeting (Sept 15, 2025): radio upgrades, school security, dispatch staffing

LedyardSep 15, 20252 min read

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The Public Safety Commission met Sept. 15, 2025. Members approved the June 9, 2025 minutes and received updates on school security (Ledyard High School lock/FOB changes), Fire/EMS and police radio projects (portables distributed; mobile radios received and installation planned; $21,000 allocated to complete dispatch upgrades; police project closed out), and dispatch staffing/training (two new hires in training, recent resignation, trainer resource limits, and performance concerns). Discussion also covered ambulance transport to crisis intervention centers (operational and billing barriers), a grant FBR to clean the foam system on Gales Ferry Engine 21, and preparation for the 2026 grant season. The meeting adjourned at 4:04 p.m.

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Approved the meeting minutes of the June 9, 2025 regular Public Safety Commission meeting.
Combined funding sources and allocated $21,000 to complete the dispatch radio project.
Portable radios received, cataloged, charged and distributed to the fire departments; mobile radios received and installation scheduled with J and S Radio (possible subcontract to Communications Plus).
Noted that the police radio project is fully functional and closed out.
Expressed no objection to J and S Radio subcontracting installation work to Communications Plus.
Affirmed that any future purchases of radios will be at the expense of the fire companies.
Submitted an FBR for a grant to clean the foam system on Gales Ferry Fire Engine 21 and requested fire chiefs develop ideas for 2026 grant applications.
Adjourned the special meeting at 4:04 p.m.

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