A3 + PLUS >> City gives final OK to sharing radio system, Story below CHS FOOTBALL BOYS SPORTS Bell, Camiel Weightlifter commit: USF of the Year See Page 5A See Page 5A TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM The 15 people who hold the county’s future in their hands 3A TAKEOUT HACKED Just like the old days at City Hall With computers down, payroll will still get done — no matter what. By TONY BRITT [email protected] While the cyberattack on the city’s government hasn’t pro- duced a dys- topian night- mare, it has proved to be highly inconve- nient. Credit and Helfenberger debit cards are not being accepted, email systems are down, old machinery is being JOHN CLARE STOKES/Special to the Reporter Our friend John Stokes got this shot of an osprey shaking off water after picking up a bass dinner recently at Sweetwater Wetlands dusted off — it’s hardly busi- Park at Paynes Prairie. The raptor didn’t look to be in the mood to share. HACKED continued on 2A CITY COUNCIL 100 mph chase ends City gives final OK to in multiple sharing radio system charges Will use county system communication and more certainty By CARL MCKINNEY rather than go it alone. of being able to have the county and [email protected] the city communicate together,” By CARL MCKINNEY City Manager Joe Helfenberger A man with 60 felony charges [email protected] said after the meeting. “And that — and seven felony convic- could translate into saving lives tions — took Lake City’s first responders will and property.” deputies on share a radio system with their Earlier this year, the city began a high-speed county counterparts, after the City considering the arrangement after vehicle chase Council approved a piggybacking IT staffers raised alarm bells about last week, deal during a 23-minute meeting compatibility issues with the new- according to Monday evening. and-improved networks the county a Columbia Council members gave the final was moving toward. Jones County stamp of approval on an agreement City officials originally planned Sheriff’s Office to use the county’s radio system costly upgrades to make their own CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter report. It ended with the sus- during one of the shortest meet- system capable of communicating From left are Mayor Stephen Witt, councilors Jake Hill and pect crawling out an upside- ings in recent years. Chris Greene, and city attorney Fred Koberlein. The city voted “It’s going to be a higher level of RADIOS continued on 2A Monday to share the county’s emergency radio system. CHASE continued on 2A Vol. 145, No. 68 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Obituaries . 3A (386) 752-1293 Opinion . 4A MARLENE KENNEY SUBSCRIBE TO Sports . 5A THE REPORTER: 89 71 Do you remember? 4A Voice: 755-5445 Advice & Comics . 7A Fax: 752-9400 Showers likely LOWEST PRICES FREE DELIVERY GUARANTEED! & SET UP! 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Maxwell, born 1947, U.S. clergyman experts and engineers the city reached out to came to the same con- clusion after being asked Winning Lottery Numbers to look over the written Pick 3: (Sunday p.m.) 7-1-0 agreement, Helfenberger Pick 4: (Sunday p.m.) 8-9-4-5 said. Fantasy 5: (Sunday) 17-18-19-22-24 “If we had to build the system with this level equip- See an error? ment on our own, we’d easi- The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news ly be spending about $2 mil- items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, lion more,” Helfenberger CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will said after the meeting. City Manager Joe Helfenberger (from left) and councilors Eugene Jefferson and run in this space. Thanks for reading. The city will pay $10 Melinda Moses are pictured during Monday’s City Council meeting. a month per radio to the county, which will amount Submissions to something in the The city did need some agreement, Helfenberger on the status of the city’s The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption range of $900 a month, new equipment to use the said. computer system, currently information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would Helfenberger said after the county’s system, which Councilman Chris incapacitated by a cyberat- like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture meeting. That will likely will cost about $1.4 mil- Greene voted against the tack, Monday night’s meet- and information to Robert Bridges: rbridges@lakecityreporter. com. be less than what the city lion for a 10-year lease deal but did not comment ing otherwise resembled pays to maintain its current and $253,000 for a war- during the meeting. a speed-reading of agenda system, he said. ranty and maintenance Aside from a brief update items. Lake City Reporter HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS ........... 754-0419 Main number ....... (386) 752-1293 CIRCULATION In an “obvious” attempt Once clear of the haz- according to the report. 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