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Commission approves phone-system procurement and one-time central-dispatch integration cost
Summary
The commission approved purchasing a new phone system from ICS under cooperative contract and considered integrating central dispatch for a one-time cost of $12,901.87 (a budget amendment); discussion raised use of 911 funds and the need for a 911 board meeting if funds must be transferred from general fund.
Clerk (speaker 2) presented a request to purchase a new phone system from ICS under a cooperative contract exemption from bidding, pending the county attorney's review. The clerk also presented Item 7 to integrate central dispatch into the phone system with a one-time cost of $12,901.87 and stated that this would require a budget amendment; commissioners discussed whether 911 funds or a general-fund transfer would cover the cost and noted the option of convening the 911 board.
Questions from commissioners focused on whether the 911 line-item could be used and how to handle procurement approvals. One commissioner noted existing funds for a repeater within the 911 budget line that might apply to redundancy needs. The commission approved the procurement motions and discussed holding a 911 board meeting if fund transfers were necessary.
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