Meeting Information
(Meet in the County Administrator's Office)
-Convene
CONSENT AGENDA
(1) (a) Consider approval of Commission Orders; and
(b) Consider approval of Motorola Radio service agreement (Selma Southard)
REGULAR AGENDA
(2) Consider approval of fiber network lines to fairgrounds, public work shop and Zoning/Codes (Pam Madl)
(3) Other Business
(a) Consider approval of Accounts Payable (if necessary)
(b) Appointments
(c) Miscellaneous
(d) Public Comment
(4) Adjourn
Johnson called the regular session meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. on Monday November 3, 2008 with two members present. McElhaney was absent due to a conflict in schedule.
CONSENT AGENDA 11-03-08
Jones moved approval of the following Consent Agenda:
► 800 MHz Trunking Radio System Renewal Maintenance Contract with Motorola Inc. in the amount of $33,931.56 for Emergency Communications; and to authorize the Director of Emergency Communications to sign this agreement and the annual renewals and to execute the contract.
Motion was seconded by Johnson and carried 2-0.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 11-03-08
The Board considered the approval to add fiber network lines to the Fairgrounds, Public Works shop and the Zoning and Codes Department. Jim Lawson, Director of Information Technology (IT), presented the item. Also present for the meeting were Keith Browning, Director of Public Works, and Pam Madl, Assistant County Administrator. The current network connectivity in place for the aforementioned locations d s not have sufficient bandwidth to move the amount of data needed to efficiently conduct business. In addition, IT plans to use the basement at the Dreher Building as a backup or disaster recovery site. The Board discussed security and other issues related to protecting the storage of data. The following quotes were received from AT& T and Sunflower Broadband for all costs, including installation and annual fees for 60 months to provide 100 mbs to the Public Works shop and South Lawrence Satellite and 1000 mbs to the Fairgrounds:
- AT&T: $68,425 for installation and an additional $56,179 annual increase in lines.
- Sunflower Broadband: $2,000 for installation and an additional $33,144 annual increase in line costs.
Jones moved approval to authorize the Assistant County Administrator to enter into a contract with Sunflower Broadband to install upgraded network connectivity to the Fairgrounds, Public Works shop and the Zoning and Codes Department in the amounts of $2,000 for installation and an additional $33,144 annual increase in line costs; and for the funds to be taken from the 2009 budget. Motion was seconded by Johnson and carried 2-0.
ACCOUNTS PAYBLE 11-03-08
Jones moved to approve accounts payable in the amount of $1,234,955.84 to be paid on 10/03/08. Motion was seconded by Johnson and carried unanimously.
Jones moved to adjourn the meeting; Johnson seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
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Bob Johnson, Chairman Charles Jones, Member
ATTEST:
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Jamie Shew, County Clerk
Time and Date