HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 07 Approval of Orange County Intergovernmental Radio System Encryption Key Request
City of Ocoee ▪ 1 N. Bluford Avenue ▪ Ocoee, Florida 34761
Phone: (407) 905-3100 ▪ www.ocoee.org
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: February 18, 2025
Item #: 7
Contact Name: Vincent Ogburn Department Director: Vincent Ogburn
Contact Number: Ext. 3038 City Manager: Craig Shadrix
Subject: Approval of Orange County Intergovernmental Radio System Encryption Key
Request. (Police Chief Ogburn)
Background Summary:
On August 1, 2017, the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Orange County Intergovernmental
Radio System Encryption Key (“Original MOU”) became effective and has been automatically renewed yearly.
A copy of the Original MOU is attached as Attachment A. The Original MOU enabled the mutual sharing of an
encryption key to access certain Orange County encrypted Metro radio channels among the original parties.
The City of St. Cloud, including St. Cloud Police Department, has requested access to the encryption key to
enable it to access the Orange County encrypted Metro radio channels. Subsection 3.6. of the Original MOU
permits the parties to give written consent prior to the release of the encryption key to another entity not listed
as a signatory to the Original MOU. The existing parties to the Original MOU have expressed no objection to
the City of St. Cloud’s request.
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners approve the amendment to the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU)?
Recommendations:
Staff recommends that the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners approve the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) amendment.
Attachments:
1. Orange County Intergovernmental Radio System Encryption Key
Financial Impacts:
There is no financial impact associated with this request.
Type of Item: Consent