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Memorandum <br />To: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />From: Sheriff Blackwood <br />Date: June 9, 2020 <br />Re: Purchase of Mobile Command Center <br /> <br /> <br />The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to inform the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners of the imminent purchase of a Mobile Command Center (MCC). The Sheriff will <br />use the MCC in a myriad of ways to enhance services provided to the residents of Orange County. <br />Emergency Services, other county departments, and law enforcement agencies in neighboring <br />jurisdictions will also be eligible to use the vehicle. <br />The MCC will be utilized in times of natural disaster, during states of emergency, at major <br />crime scenes, as central command at demonstrations and protests, staging for large gatherings, to <br />support days-long searches for missing persons, and for other crises and events. Adding this vehicle <br />to the fleet will allow the Sheriff’s Office to readily and reliably respond to these situations, better <br />serve our communities, and ensure continuity of operations. Motorola Solutions will supply the <br />vehicle with wifi capability, portable and mobile radios, necessary infrastructure, and other <br />equipment to provide mission-critical communications and technology. <br />Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget Amendment #11, approved as part of the Consent Agenda by <br />the Commissioners at its meeting on June 16, 2020, includes a revenue amendment, which <br />authorized the receipt of monies to the Drug Forfeiture Fund (DFF). The total cost of the Mobile <br />Command Center, including the communications equipment, will be paid from the DFF. <br /> <br />