Police chief: phone system replacement can be completed this fiscal year using department savings

Police Chief Lyle Murray told the Mount Pleasant City Personnel & Finance Committees on June 5 that the Police Department will replace its phone system and that savings within the department’s budget mean the project can be completed without requesting additional funds this fiscal year.

Chief Murray noted the phone-system replacement had already been approved by the Personnel & Finance Committee in an earlier meeting; he reported that internal budget savings will cover the project costs for the current fiscal year. The transcript does not provide the replacement cost or a procurement schedule.

No additional committee action or vote on the phone system was recorded in the minutes; the item was presented as an update and funding clarification. The department will proceed under the previously approved authorization and internal budget adjustments.