Funding for maintenance is adequate. The departments have been successful in obtaining money. There have already been upgrades to the police and fire radio systems. The police have gone from five channels to seven channels. The fire department has gone from one channel to five channels.
Communications wants to give public works a second channel.
Upgrades are also planned for the Spectratac system and for the consoles. MDTs have been installed. Gianfrocco said that the departments have enough frequencies and that the city does not need a trunked system. Upgrades are not foregone because of inadequate funding. Some part of the system is upgraded every year.