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Noble County approves extension of phone-based interpretation contract after vendor raises per-minute rate
Summary
Commissioners approved extending the county's open-ended contract with Heartland Interpretation despite a reported increase from $1.30 to $1.40 per minute; staff said the service is used mainly by phone, billed weekly, and typically costs the county $15–$45 in heavier weeks.
Noble County commissioners voted on Feb. 9 to authorize a contract extension with Heartland Interpretation after staff reported the company raised its per-minute phone interpretation rate from $1.30 to $1.40.
Speaker 2 told the board that the county primarily uses Heartland by phone and that the vendor bills weekly. "They were raising their prices from a dollar 30 a…
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