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Board approves shared lease purchase for Zetron dispatch console (Norton share ≈ $38,031)
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Summary
The Board approved Norton’s share of a Zetron Max dispatch console system to be procured via a lease taken in Barberton’s name; Norton’s portion on the agenda is $38,031.39 and the board voted to proceed while officials discussed interoperability and cost-sharing with neighboring municipalities.
The Board of Control approved a purchase arrangement for a Zetron Max dispatch telecommunications console system for Swisscom, with Norton’s portion listed on the agenda as not to exceed $38,031.39. The purchase will be handled through a lease arrangement in which the city of Barberton takes the lease and bills participating communities for their shares.
Speaker 3 explained that the COG cannot enter the lease directly and that Barberton will enter the lease and then bill Norton annually for its share; Speaker 3 described the $38,031.39 figure as Norton’s portion over the life of the lease. Speaker 2 and others noted the $38k is part of a larger total cost; one speaker cited a roughly $111,000 full system cost and Norton’s payment reflects the COG formula for IT contributions.
Speakers raised interoperability questions. Staff said some neighboring communities use different dispatch platforms (referred to in the meeting as Sundance and Tyler) and that hardware already present in some municipalities could make switching expensive; staff said they are working on a “bridge” solution to link systems and are reaching out to additional partners to offset costs.
Speaker 2 moved to award the purchase (with Barberton handling the lease and billing for Norton’s share); Speaker 3 seconded. The presiding officer called the roll and the recorded roll-call responses in the transcript were affirmative. No lease term or vendor contract number was specified in the transcript.
The article uses the agenda figure ($38,031.39) for Norton’s portion and notes the transcript contains informal rounding references by speakers (e.g., a speaker referenced $38,000.39 or similar in colloquial remarks). The board approved the arrangement and staff will coordinate the lease/billing arrangement through Barberton.
