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utilize radio frequencies. Our radio crystals will be legally available for purchase for private use, <br /> which means we will have to share our radio bandwidth with the private sector and could <br /> significantly impact public safety responses. <br /> Although we have replacement schedules for radios, we have had to delay these purchases in <br /> previous years because of budget constraints and are now approximately two years behind <br /> schedule. Hand-held portable radios are critically needed now as officers are currently sharing <br /> radios. With the impending graduation of the current recruit class, we will require even more <br /> radios. Fifty-eight of our 199 portable radios, or 29 percent, are more than 10 years old, and <br /> repairs are difficult, if not impossible, because parts aze no longer manufactured. We also have <br /> ] 70 mobile radios that are more than 10 years old, and manufacturers will only guarantee that <br /> parts will be available for a maximum of 10 years. <br /> Outdoor generators with higher electrical output aze needed as backup power for our remote <br /> communication sites. Our present generators are antiquated and no longer capable of <br /> accommodating additional or new advanced radio equipment. With the impending acquisition and <br /> conversion to the 800 MHz radio trunking system, newer radios and generators have become an <br /> even more critical need. <br /> <br /> We have spared no accounts from reduction. Renovations, building repairs and facility <br /> maintenance have been deferred or canceled. Reroofing and repainting of the Puna Police Station <br /> and Captain Cook substation have been deferred. Funding for capital improvement projects are in <br /> 4 <br /> <br />