(KLZA)-- Pawnee and Johnson County representatives met January 3rd during the Pawnee County Commissioners meeting to finalize an agreement on a radio dispatching agreement and Motorola contract.

Under the agreement, Pawnee County will pay Johnson County $49,000 annually in quarterly installments for dispatching services. A three-percent automatic increase each year for radio dispatching is included in the agreement. 

In addition, the Pawnee County share of the Motorola contract is nearly $93,000.  Pawnee County is paying 40 percent of the more than $232,000 for new dispatch equipment purchased by Johnson County and a 10-year maintenance agreement.  

Pawnee County Sheriff Jaymee Reed, Johnson County Sheriff Scott Walton and Pawnee County Attorney Jennifer Stehlik Ladman met with the Commissioners to discuss the contract.