Agenda - 12-15-2015 - 6e - Computer Surplus Declaration and Donation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 15, 2015 Action Agenda Item No. 6-e SUBJECT: Computer Surplus Declaration and Donation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Information Technologies ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Resolution Approving the Donation of Brennan Bouma, 919-245-2626 Surplus, Obsolete, or Unused County Jim Northrup, 919-245-2276 Equipment to the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board of Education PURPOSE: To: • Adopt a resolution declaring, as surplus, items listed below and authorizing the donation of those items to the Board of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS); and • Authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution on behalf of the Board upon County Attorney review. BACKGROUND: Earlier this year, Dan Schnitzer, Sustainability Coordinator for Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), approached Orange County Asset Management and Information Technologies with a proposal to create a computer reuse and training program based in part on Orange County's surplus computers. Mirroring a similar successful program in Durham, Orange County would donate surplus computer equipment to CHCCS. CHCCS would then work with the local company, Triangle Ecycling, to train high school students in computer repair. Any computer equipment that cannot be repaired would be responsibly recycled. Staff has also notified Orange County Schools of this opportunity to receive surplus computer equipment, and will help that system establish a similar training program when that district is interested. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 160A-280, the County Board of Commissioners may donate County property to another governmental unit including the CHCCS School Board.