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Utility board approves contract renewals and committee appointments; authorizes telecom and telematics expenditures
Summary
The Albany Utility Board approved a set of routine contracts and appointments: a Metaswitch telecom support renewal ($80,544), Verizon Connect telematics annual renewal ($104,850), and several membership/committee delegate appointments; motions passed by roll call.
At its Feb. 27 meeting the Albany Utility Board approved several routine contracts and appointments that the staff said are standard annual renewals or governance appointments.
Telecommunications: Staff recommended a one‑year renewal for extended hardware warranty and annual support for the Class 5 telephone switch (Metaswitch). The total cost presented was $80,544; staff said the expense is paid from the telecom budget and is recovered in charges to internal departments. The board approved authorization to enter the contract by roll call.
Fleet telematics: Fleet staff requested renewal of telematics services through Verizon Connect under a state contract for $104,850 for the year. Presenters described the service as GPS and vehicle-data collection for 1,600 internal subscribers that helps track location, error codes, and driving behavior to reduce collisions and liability exposure. The board authorized the contract by roll call.
Committee and association delegates: The board appointed two members to serve on the budget finance committee (appointed Mr. Woodall and Mr. Burley). It also named voting and alternate delegates for Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG), Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG), and Municipal Gas Association of Georgia (MGAG). The board chose Mr. Burley as ECG voting delegate with Ms. Keisha Collier as alternate; Miss Collier was reappointed as MEAG voting delegate and Vivette Fields as MEAG alternate; Mr. Woodall was appointed MGAG voting delegate with Mr. Maples as alternate.
All items in this roundup were approved by motion and roll-call vote during the meeting.
