Board approves $61,000 911 server purchase; funds to come from 911 fund balance

The Scotland County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a fiscal-year-2025 budget amendment to appropriate about $61,000 from the county’s 911 fund balance for a new 911 center server.

The purchase was presented by county staff as necessary to replace the dispatch center’s aging server. Staff said the 911 board will pay a share of the cost but that the board first needed the county’s appropriation from the 911 fund’s balance (staff reported roughly $254,000 in that fund’s balance). The board made and seconded a motion to approve the amendment and the chair called for the aye vote; members voted in favor and the amendment was approved without recorded opposition.

Context and details - Amount: approximately $61,000 described as the server cost. - Funding source: appropriation from the 911 fund balance; staff stated the 911 board will contribute a percentage of the total cost. - Fund-balance level: staff reported about $254,000 in the 911 fund balance at the time of the presentation.

Speakers and attributions - Ms. Hobbs, staff member (presented the server request and asked the board to appropriate fund balance) - Commissioner Shelby (moved to approve agenda earlier; present for vote) - Commissioner O'Neil (seconded earlier motion; present for vote)

Action (formal) - Motion: Approve $61,000 budget amendment to appropriate 911 fund balance for a new 911 server. - Mover/Second: not specified in the record for the amendment in the transcript excerpt. - Vote: board approved the amendment (transcript recorded “All in favor, say aye.” Aye responses followed; no opposition was recorded in the excerpt). - Outcome: approved.

Provenance - topicintro: {"block_id":"block_18","local_start":0,"local_end":120,"evidence_excerpt":"Alright. We'll move straight over to miss Hobbs, the fiscal year 25 budget amendment for the 09/11 server.","reason_code":"topicintro"} - topfinish: {"block_id":"block_24","local_start":0,"local_end":60,"evidence_excerpt":"We have a second. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed?","reason_code":"topicfinish"}