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County corrects cell-phone allowance, adds travel funds and works through RingCentral billing issues
Summary
IT staff corrected a previous $4,800 telephone line to $2,400 (five staff at $40/month), added $5,000 for travel so staff can attend week-long technology conferences, and said RingCentral provided credits but billing errors led to charges that are being reconciled.
Mr. Niffenegger explained several budget corrections and nonrecurring costs. He said the telephone/cell-phone allowance was miscalculated last year and should be $2,400 annually for five staff at $40 per month rather than the previously shown $4,800. "It was at 4,800. And really, it's supposed to be 2,400 for the 5 staff members," he said.
He also added $5,000 in travel funds so that each technician would have money for training and conferences. On the phone-system transition, Mr. Niffenegger said RingCentral gave three months of credits, but the county began receiving bills before those credits were exhausted and is working with the vendor to correct duplicate or premature charges.
The board approved the presented item, and staff will follow up on the RingCentral billing reconciliation and the travel/training allocations.
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