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Staff recommends revenue-generating Smart Communications contract; vendor offered $60,000 signing bonus

Muskegon County Public Safety Committee
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Summary

County staff told the Public Safety Committee that Smart Communications submitted a competitive proposal to provide inmate phone services, offering a $60,000 signing bonus and higher commission rates; staff noted projections are estimates because the vendor is new to the county.

County staff briefed the Public Safety Committee on the results of an RFP for jail/phone services and on a proposed contract with Smart Communications, which staff described as a revenue-generating vendor.

A staff member said Smart Communications offered a $60,000 signing bonus (described in the meeting as a…

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