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Board funds bookmobile repair and approves AV and cybersecurity upgrades
Summary
The Board appropriated $10,000 to replace the bookmobile generator to restore mobile library services, approved a $183,377.33 contract to upgrade the Commissioners’ Chambers audiovisual system, and authorized participation in a SecureNC cybersecurity pilot with NCDIT.
Transylvania County commissioners on Feb. 9 approved several items intended to restore and modernize public services.
The Board unanimously appropriated $10,000 from General Fund contingency to replace the generator on the Transylvania County Library bookmobile, as requested by Library Director Rishara Finsel. Finsel said the 2007 vehicle is mechanically sound but has a failed generator that powers heat, lighting and other onboard systems; mechanics could not locate replacement parts. The total cost of a new generator is slightly more than $16,000; the Library can reallocate about $6,000 by postponing lower-priority work but needed the Board to fund the remainder so the bookmobile can resume visits to schools, senior facilities and remote neighborhoods. Staff reported that the bookmobile served 3,618 patrons and operated 155 days in the prior year.
The Board also approved a budgeted contract with Encore for audiovisual upgrades in the Commissioners’ Chambers totaling $183,377.33. Information Technology Director Nathanael Carver said the current system is 10 years old and has experienced repeated issues; the new installation will include a Bluetooth hearing-assistance option after the meeting’s staff review found interference problems with a hearing loop. Vendor installation will be scheduled between Board meetings to avoid disruption.
Separately, the Board unanimously authorized a Memorandum of Understanding with the North Carolina Department of Information Technology to participate in the SecureNC pilot program. The pilot uses the Tanium platform to enhance cybersecurity monitoring and vulnerability detection; NCDIT is offering participation to Tier 1 and Tier 2 counties at no cost.
All three items passed on unanimous votes.
