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Wilkes-Barre City council to consider purchase of 10 new police vehicles
Jun. 10—WILKES-BARRE — Several items will be on the agenda for council to vote on at Thursday's regular session, including the potential purchase of 10 new police vehicles and updated computers. As explained in the work session, council will consider approving the city's entry into a five-year lease and purchase agreement with Community Leasing Partners for a total of $384,815.00, with an annual payment of $89,231.76, for the purchase of five new police vehicles. According to City Administrator Charlie McCormick, who spoke in Mayor George Brown's absence, the additional five vehicles will be purchased outright through an LSA Grant. "I don't believe we've had any more than one or two [new police cars] in the last several years," he said. "If you see the police vehicles going around, they're pretty shot." Council Member Mike Belusko asked if there were funds set aside in the budget for the purchase, and McCormick said no, but that the first payment on the lease wouldn't be made until sometime next year, and most of the payments would run into the next budgetary period following the current one. "I'd say about a quarter this year we'd have to cover that we didn't have in our budget, but about 75% would be the following year," he said. Additionally, the council will vote on a resolution authorizing the city to purchase replacement computers for vehicles' computers that cannot be upgraded. The resolution includes the 14 Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55's from Baycom for $52,402.00 along with 14 Havis DS-PAN-432 Docking Stations from 10-8 Emergency Vehicle Service for a purchase price of $16,553.04 both from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Cooperative Purchasing Program. McCormick said funding for that purchase will come from the city's asset forfeiture program. Conyngham Avenue culvert Also on Thursday's agenda will be a resolution allowing the city to retain a finance package not to exceed $600,000 to fund emergency repairs recommended to restore the integrity of the line and avoid repeated repairs at the 60-inch culvert located in an area off Conyngham Avenue. "Most of the area runs underground, and we've had two major repairs there in the previous two years, and now we have a major cave-in. It's cleared now, but we have to basically re-line the old culvert," McCormick explained. ArcGIS Velocity program Council will also consider a resolution to purchase an ArcGIS Velocity program to utilize real-time data integration to enhance public health preparedness and emergency management, and to purchase Velocity, an automated program to integrate GPS data for public health advisories and communications in the amount of $52,530 from Environmental Systems Research Institute. The purchase will be funded by a Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant. Market Street Bridge work During council presentations, Council Chairman Tony Brooks said that he had received a letter from PennDOT, regarding upcoming construction work on Market Street Bridge. "I'm so excited about this because I love the Market Street Bridge," he said. "In 10th grade, I wrote a history paper about it." Based on the letter, Brooks said PennDOT plans to address any structural deficits in the bridge, preserve it, clean it and replace all period-style lighting to match the historical nature of the bridge. The chairman said the last time the bridge was worked on was 1986. New preservation work is set to begin the fall of 2027. Featured Local Savings Featured Local Savings
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31-01-2025
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Wytec Wins Multi-State Government Contract for AI Gunshot Detection
NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Wytec International ('Wytec'), OTCQB:WYTC, announces it has been awarded a multi-state government Master Services Agreement (MSA) in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the TXShare Cooperative Purchasing Program and directed by the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The MSA Contract employs Wytec's AI gunshot detection smart sensors, Private LTE and in-building cellular technology to be available to more than 170 US Cities, 50 Counties and over 40 Special Districts including Transit Authorities, Water Utility Boards, Bridge and Highway Authorities, Police Departments, School Districts, Hospitals and many more. Wytec has amassed a team of industry experts with Defense industry experience. The advanced solutions are supported by global patents and patent pending solutions related to smart sensors, wireless connectivity and cloud management. Under real-life environments, Wytec's embedded AI/ML algorithms have undergone more than 750,000 lab tests resulting in a 94% true positive & 95% true negative accuracy representing one of the most accurate gunshot detection systems in the world. Wytec has initiated discussions with chipset manufacturers, seeking to integrate Wytec's technology into smart modules providing robust features and connectivity to the world's commercial telecom operators. Wytec has contracted two partners to assist in completing its smart sensor solutions: Trabus Technologies (TRABUS) and Lemko Corporation. Trabus Technologies, a minority-owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in San Diego, California, specializes in the development of complex solutions involving wireless technologies that include AI/ML & Data sciences, Cybersecurity, Maritime Transportation, and Environmental Informatics. The company has developed an embedded AI/ML software solution for threat detection capabilities within Wytec's smart sensor ecosystem. Wytec's second partner, Lemko Corporation, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, deploys commercial networks worldwide using 4G and 5G wireless technologies. Lemko has launched Private LTE systems in support of US government spectrum known as the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). Lemko has been issued more than 50 US and international patents with 28 patents in Mobile Edge Computing. and 2 patents in autonomous driving. Wytec utilizes Lemko's reliable mobile edge network as the secure wireless backbone to its gunshot detection and drug sensing smart systems. Wytec is offering a 'no cost' Proof of Concept (POC) demonstration of its AI smart sensor gunshot detection technology to a limited number of TXShare members soon to be displayed on the TXShare website. Wytec is a publicly traded Company currently quoted on OTCQB under the symbol WYTC with plans to 'uplist' to the Nasdaq Capital Markets. To learn more about Wytec and its current and future AI Technology development, call 888-284-4531 and request to be included in our future communiques and webinars. About Wytec Wytec International, Inc. is a San Antonio, Texas based telecommunications company that owns two patents related to the deployment of 5G 'secured' private networks and has recently filed two patents supporting multiple sensor technologies including gunshot detection and drug sensor technology in support of its recent RFP applications with TXShare. Wytec designs and deploys wireless networks and public safety solutions with emphasis on municipalities and school districts and was named a Best Tech Startup in San Antonio four times due to its revenue potential, Leadership team, brand/product traction, and competitive landscape. To learn more about Wytec, visit or follow us on LinkedIn at Trabus Technologies was named Innovator of the Year by Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce for the development of a ground-breaking wireless innovation called Spectrally Efficient Peer-to-Peer 'SEPP' technology allows for simultaneous wireless conversations on the same frequency without the need for cell towers or infrastructure. TRABUS is currently contracted with the DoD, implementing its wireless capability with branches of the armed services. TRABUS also brings expertise in AI/ML, providing predictive solutions to multiple use cases including maritime transportation, environmental analysis, as well as maintenance and repair of US Navy platforms. About Lemko Lemko Corporation's Distributed Mobile Architecture (DMA) provides the world's leading fully edge capable mobile network platform. Lemko's mission is to provide simple and resilient 4G/5G wireless networks for use in Industrial AI/IoT applications, private 4G/5G networks, rural and remote broadband systems, and mission critical tactical applications. Using Lemko's DMA architecture, Lemko's systems are more reliable, resilient and portable than conventional 4G/5G systems available in the industry. Lemko is based in Schaumburg, Illinois.
