Public Safety Technology

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget City Operations > Bureau of Technology Services > Public Safety Technology Public Safety Technology Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $232,784 $92,046 $2,347,812 $2,526,152 Technology Services $232,784 $92,046 $2,347,812 $2,526,152 Fund Internal Revenues $6,397,501 $7,092,813 $6,965,125 $7,558,734 Technology Services $6,397,501 $7,092,813 $6,965,125 $7,558,734 Fund Grand Total $6,630,285 $7,184,858 $9,312,937 $10,084,886 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Materials and $1,496,259 $1,438,984 $2,727,464 $2,467,969 Services Internal Materials and ($843,304) ($519,261) $760,354 $789,308 Services Personnel $7,003,617 $7,152,734 $8,292,186 $8,114,867 Grand Total $7,656,572 $8,072,456 $11,780,004 $11,372,144 Program Description and Goals The Public Safety Technology (PST) division delivers dependable services and innovative solutions that support critical public safety response functions. Performance results for the division are measured by the availability of the Mobile Reporting Entry (MRE) for use by police officers and the Police Records Division. PST also measures the availability of the 800 MHz Public Safety Radio system used by police officers, firefighters, 9-1-1 dispatchers and other local and regional emergency responders. 488

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Services Technology support services for critical systems used by emergency first responders; Maintaining critical radio and emergency dispatch systems; Development and maintenance of applications that support supports technology infrastructure; Provide response and resolution services to all field and support requests for public safety. Equity Impacts The PST division is committed to the City of Portland's Core Values—Anti-racism, Communication, Collaboration, Equity, Transparency, and Fiscal Responsibility—through a variety of program initiatives that drive Technology Services' and the City's equity goals. Public Safety Technology works with the public safety bureaus to prioritize technology-related ADA requests, notify Human Resources, and fulfill the requests with the appropriate technology tools. Changes to Program Implementation of a new license plate reading solution for select patrol cars, upgraded the mobile reporting solutions used by PPB and REGIN partners, replaced the public online reporting solution and continued to move IT resources out of the Justice Center into the Brookwood datacenter. Public Safety Communications supports the Public Safety radio system used by Police, Fire, 911, emergency medical services and other regional partners. To ensure continuous operation and security, Public Safety communications will be working with Motorola to perform a large system upgrade which is part of our Systems Upgrade Assurance (SUA) program. This will result in a more robust and cost-effective infrastructure, ensuring the system will remain in a supportable state. The SUA program has been in place for almost 10 years and is scheduled to be renewed. Public Safety Communications has started a project to replace existing T1 circuits with new microwave links. This will result in a more reliable service and will yield substantial savings. Additionally, a project to refresh the 800 MHz radio network began in FY 2025-26. This project will bring network components up to an acceptable standard for both availability and security. This project will be complete in FY 2026-27 provided sufficient funding is available. Public Safety Technology anticipates shifts in operations and service delivery due to the Citywide realignment effort in FY 2026-27. 489

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