693POLICE RADIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM693.1Contract authorized.The commissioner of public safety may enter into such contracts as the commissioner may deem necessary for the purpose of utilizing a special radio broadcasting system for law enforcement and police work and for direct and rapid communication with the various peace officers of the state. The said commissioner shall be empowered, subject to the approval of the governor and executive council, to equip divisional headquarters, cars, and motorcycles in the department with radio sending or receiving apparatus or both.[C31, 35, §13417-d1; C39, §13417.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.1; C79, 81, §693.1]693.2Expenses.Any such contract authorized in section 693.1 shall involve no expense to the state, except that the state may buy its own radio remote control system and install the same in the offices of the department of public safety in broadcasting communications and information direct to the peace officers of the state.[C31, 35, §13417-d2; C39, §13417.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.2; C79, 81, §693.2]693.3Notification to supervisors.Whenever the commissioner of public safety has entered into a contract and has established radio broadcasting facilities as is provided in this chapter, the commissioner shall at once notify the boards of supervisors of the respective counties that such a radio service has been established.[C31, 35, §13417-d3; C39, §13417.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.3; C79, 81, §693.3]693.4Duty of supervisors to install — costs.The board of supervisors of each county shall install in the office of the sheriff a radio receiving set, and a set in at least one motor vehicle used by the sheriff, for use in connection with the state radio broadcasting system. The board of supervisors may install as many additional radio receiving sets as it deems necessary.[C31, 35, §13417-d4; C39, §13417.6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.4; C79, 81, §693.4]83 Acts, ch 123, §200, 209693.5Option of city council to install — costs.The council of each city of two thousand or more population may install at least one radio receiving set for use in law enforcement and police work.[C31, 35, §13417-d5; C39, §13417.7; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.5; C79, 81, §693.5]693.6Repealed by 81 Acts, ch 117, §1097. 693.7Communication with local agencies.The department of public safety shall maintain law enforcement communications with local enforcement agencies.[C75, 77, §750.7; C79, 81, §693.7]693.8Repealed by 80 Acts, ch 1008, §2.