Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) Interoperable Communications Plan.

Trott will provide professional consulting services for the development of a regional interoperable communications plan for DETCOG’s twelve county planning region. This interoperable communications plan will examine the following issues: Plan will provide a summary of current communication capabilities. Plan will identify communications needs and provide recommended solutions with cost estimates. Plan will consider and involve all applicable stakeholders including emergency responders, area hospitals and public health officials, local units of government, other organizations providing emergency response services (including the Red Cross, ham radio operators, etc.). Plan will cover in-depth the entire planning region of the Deep East Texas Council of Governments. Plan will include high-level considerations related to interoperability of Counties adjoining the DETCOG Region: Anderson, Cherokee, Hardin, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Orange, Panola, Rusk, and Walker Counties. Plan will acknowledge the use of the available regional funds to develop mechanisms to meet a majority of the needs identified.

 

DETCOG is a voluntary association of the member governments in Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, and Tyler Counties.

 

 

 

Heart of Texas Council of Governments (HOTCOG) Interoperable Communications Plan.

Trott will provide professional consulting services for the development of a regional interoperable communications plan for six counties. The plan will provide a summary of current communication capabilities. The Plan will identify communications needs and provide recommended solutions with cost estimates. The Plan will consider all applicable stakeholders as listed by HOTCOG. The Plan will cover the entire planning region of HOTCOG (review of a City of Waco/McLennan County radio communications plan will be required). The Plan will acknowledge the use of the available regional funds to develop mechanisms to meet a majority of the needs identified.

 

The counties of Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone and McLennan, Texas are the six counties represented by the HOTCOG.