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Benedict said that part of the process is to make sure that the lighting meets the standards of no light <br />spill, etc. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br />approve the proposed February 24, 2003 Quarterly Public Hearing legal advertisement. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />d. Purchase of Replacement Workstations in 9-1-1 <br />The Board considered authorizing the purchase of nine workstations, two servers, software, <br />installation and related costs, in the amount of $88,685, to upgrade workstations in the 9-1-1 center and <br />Sheriff's office. <br />Rod Visser said that a lot of the equipment is old and there have been failing of monitors and <br />other equipment. The staff is recommending that the Board approve an appropriation from fund balance <br />in the Emergency Telephone System Fund that is derived from the .50 per month subscriber charges to <br />pay for the upgrades of the equipment listed in the abstract. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to the four young men that drowned in Long Island <br />Sound in a rowboat after making a cell phone call that no one could trace. The program he saw exposed <br />enhanced 9-1-1 fees across the country that have been collected from telephone bills that were being <br />used for things that had nothing to do with public safety. He thinks it is important to assure the public <br />that the .50 charge every month is being used properly. He asked if the upgrades give us the <br />opportunity to trace cell phone calls. Rod Visser explained that the .50 goes for the land based system. <br />There is a second pool of money, which is .80 per month that applies to every cell phone. This money is <br />going into the statewide 9-1-1 fund and it is designed to improve 9-1-1 services to cell phones. <br />EMS Director Nick Waters said that BellSouth upgraded their systems yesterday to start <br />receiving the information to trace cell phones. Commissioner Halkiotis asked when Sprint plans to do <br />this. Nick Waters said that he would research and get back with this information. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />authorize the Purchasing Director to accomplish all administrative steps and execute all paperwork <br />associated with the purchase of these workstation upgrades for the 9-1-1 Center and the Sheriff's Office, <br />using an appropriation of fund balance from the Emergency Telephone System Fund. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />10. REPORTS -none <br />11. APPOINTMENTS -none <br />12. MINUTES -none <br />13. CLOSED SESSION -Wane <br />14. ADJOURNMENT <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to adjourn the <br />meeting at 10:35 p.m. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Margaret Brown, Chair <br />Donna S. Baker <br />Clerk to the Board <br />13 <br />