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Durham County OKs election-site security contract amendment, reviews multiple consent items
Summary
The Board authorized a $36,345.64 amendment to the county's uniformed security contract for early voting and election meetings and reviewed a consent agenda that included facility contracts, public-health grant recognitions and utility agreements.
The Durham County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 7 authorized the County Manager to execute a $36,345.64 amendment to the Uniformed Security Services contract with Nighthawk Security and Consulting, LLC to support security at early voting sites and election meetings, increasing the contract to $4,310,734.60. Vice-Chair Nimasheena Burns moved the suspension of rules and the authorization; Commissioner Heidi Carter seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
During its work session the Board also reviewed a consent agenda that included a $472,300 contract with CML Security, LLC to install 238 food-pass doors inside the Durham County Detention Facility (presented by David LaBarre, Operations and Development Manager), recognition of $370,261 in Year-3 SAMHSA grant funding to the Office of Emergency Services—EMS to expand Narcan availability (Helen Tripp, EMS Program Manager), and approval of standard non-reimbursable utility contracts for sanitary sewer extension (Stephaine Brixey, Deputy Director) noting an initial county cost of $0 during the warranty period followed by county maintenance after warranty expiration.
Other consent items reviewed without questions included a $1,861.78 planning agreement with Central Pines Regional Council, a HIPAA privacy and security assessment contract with Chirpy Bird, Inc., public-health budget recognitions including a $196,508 grant from the N.C. Division of Public Health and $60,234 from The Duke Endowment, amendments to electrical services and chemical procurement contracts, and a contract for replacement of a fire pump and backflow preventer at the detention center. The Board also considered a capital project transfer of $100,000 to support a Duke Energy lighting agreement for decorative poles at the 115 N. Queen St. parking garage (not to exceed $51,840.43).
