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Board authorizes manager to order backup internet equipment and services as needed
Summary
Following discussion of Starlink and other bids, the board gave Manager Dusty (Dustin) authority to purchase backup internet service/equipment as needed, approving a motion that passed 3-0. Members debated timing, contract length and whether to wait until road-work disruptions are imminent.
After reviewing quotes and options for a secondary Internet connection (including Starlink and local providers), the board debated whether to buy a backup connection now or wait until planned road work when outages might be more likely. Several members noted typical outage patterns are intermittent and that short-term, month-to-month options may be available.
The board voted to give Manager Dusty authority to purchase and install additional backup internet services as he sees fit. "I'll make a motion to give Dustin the approval to orders additional internet if and when he sees fit," one board member said; the motion passed on roll call 3-0. The board asked staff to monitor vendor availability and pricing and to use short-term contracts as appropriate.
