Board approves $3,484 UPS/circuit isolation work for county IT

Apr 20, 2026

IT coordinator Jeff Butler told commissioners a quote of $3,484 would isolate critical server/dispatch circuits from a problematic large UPS; the board approved the Hedland Electric quote and were briefed on a short, coordinated outage during switchover.

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IT Coordinator Jeff Butler presented a quote from Hedland Electric to isolate critical IT circuits (server room, dispatch/console room and radio room) from a large battery backup that contributed to earlier outage problems. Butler said isolating those circuits onto separate generator-backed circuits and removing the short‑duration UPS dependency would improve reliability; the quote was $3,484 and the board approved the work not to exceed that amount.

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