City of Jonesboro - File #: RES-26:050

• File #: RES-26:050
• Version: 1
• Name: APPROVE USE OF THE ARKANSAS WIRELESS INFORMATION NETWORK (AWIN) WITH NECESSARY EQUIPMENT PURCHASES FOR THE GOJO TRANSIT SYSTEM
• Type: Resolution
• Status: To Be Introduced
• File created: 5/6/2026
• In control: Finance & Administration Council Committee
• Title: A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO APPROVE USE OF THE ARKANSAS WIRELESS INFORMATION NETWORK (AWIN) WITH NECESSARY EQUIPMENT PURCHASES FOR THE GOJO TRANSIT SYSTEM
• Sponsors: E911, JETS, Information Systems
• Indexes: Agreement, Contract

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A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO APPROVE USE OF THE ARKANSAS WIRELESS INFORMATION NETWORK (AWIN) WITH NECESSARY EQUIPMENT PURCHASES FOR THE GOJO TRANSIT SYSTEM

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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro operates the municipal public transit system known as GOJO, which provides public transportation services in Jonesboro; and

WHEREAS, reliable and interoperable communications between public safety agencies and public transit operations are essential to ensure safe, efficient, and coordinated response capabilities; and

WHEREAS, GOJO applied to the Arkansas Interoperable Communications Executive Committee (AICEC) requesting access to the AWIN system; and

WHEREAS, the AICEC approved the request for GOJO to establish two (2) AWIN talkgroups and up to fifty (50) AWIN radio IDs, contingent upon payment of a one-time contribution of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) as required by the AWIN New Channel Contribution Matrix; and

WHEREAS, the City has received Quote No. 3251790, from Motorola Solutions, Inc. for the purchase of radio communication equipment compatible with the Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN); and

WHEREAS, the purchase is available through NASPO Contract No. 00318 (State Contract No. 19860), which satisfies applicable procurement requirements; and

WHEREAS, the total cost of the equipment purchase is One Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Five Cents ($169,855.05) including estimated tax; and

WHEREAS, this project has been included in the 2026 budget and will be funded through federal grant funding covering eighty percent (80%) of the project cost and a local match of twenty percent (20%), in accordance with applicable transit grant requirements.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS:

1.                     The City of Jonesboro desires to ensure safe, reliable, and interoperable communications for transit operations by moving to...