Dane County Interoperable Emergency Radio Communications System:
List of Communities Agreeing to Share Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs
The Dane County Board of Supervisors approved Sub 2 to Resolution 88, 10-11, Endorsing an Alternative Emergency Radio System Proposal,
to meet the need for a modern radio communications system for public safety and public works users throughout the county.
The revised approach to DaneCom, at an estimated cost of $18 million, focuses on essentials to create a much improved emergency radio system.
Dane County would make the capital investment for the new system.
The County Board’s position is that the majority of annual operating and maintenance costs will
be borne by the local users of the system, with Dane County paying its proportionate share of these costs.
The expected contribution for the users other than the county and the City of Madison is not to exceed $825,000
annually, however this figure could be lower depending on the responses to the new request for proposal for the
system and participation. A governing board consisting of representatives of the county and of cities, villages,
towns, and municipal emergency services associations will define the cost-sharing methodology and payment structure
for the operating and maintenance costs.
In order to move forward with the revised DaneCom system, local governments representing at least 70% of the population outside the City of Madison must
send a letter to the Dane County Executive and the Dane County Board Chair by October 29, 2010 indicating they
agree to sharing operating and maintenance costs.
The following is a list of communities that have agreed to share the opperating and maintenance costs:
City of Fitchburg- City of Middleton
- City of Monona
- City of Stoughton
- City of Sun Prairie
- City of Verona
- Town of Albion
Town of Berry- Town of Black Earth
- Town of Blooming Grove
- Town of Blue Mounds
- Town of Bristol
- Town of Burke
- Town of Christiana
- Town of Cottage Grove
- Town of Cross Plains
- Town of Dane
- Town of Deerfield
- Town of Dunkirk
- Town of Dunn
- Town of Madison
- Town of Mazomanie
- Town of Medina
- Town of Middleton
- Town of Montrose
- Town of Oregon
- Town of Perry
- Town of Pleasant Springs
- Town of Primrose
- Town of Roxbury
- Town of Rutland
- Town of Springdale
- Town of Springfield
- Town of Sun Prairie
- Town of Vermont
- Town of Verona
- Town of Vienna
- Town of Westport
- Town of Windsor
- Town of York
- Village of Belleville
- Village of Black Earth
- Village of Blue Mounds
- Village of Brooklyn
- Village of Cambridge
- Village of Cottage Grove
- Village of Cross Plains
- Village of Dane
- Village of Deerfield
- Village of DeForest
- Village of Maple Bluff
- Village of Marshall
- Village of Mazomanie
- Village of McFarland
- Village of Mt Horeb
- Village of Oregon
- Village of Rockdale
- Village of Shorewood Hills
- Village of Waunakee