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4 <br />VII. REPORTS <br />A. DISCIPLINARY ACTION REVISION TO THE PERSONNEL ORDINANCE <br />This report was presented for receipt of comments and <br />suggestions. Sections 8 and 10 of Article III of the Personnel <br />Ordinance have been revised to coordinate these sections with the <br />revised Disciplinary Action section which is Section 4. 0, Article IX, of <br />the Ordinance. <br />B. SCHOOL BOND SURVEY <br />John Link presented a report on the school bond telephone <br />survey that will be conducted by Johnston, Zabor and Associates (JZA). <br />He presented an overview of the primary objectives of the study, a <br />sample survey listing the proposed questions and what results are <br />expected in the survey. There was extended discussion on the content of <br />the questions in the survey. Mr. Johnston from JZA was available to <br />answer questions and take comments about the survey. After ensued <br />discussion the Board decided to wait until after Saturday, January 11 to <br />make a decision on the percentage split and if necessary revise <br />questions 10, 11 and 12 to soften the second paragraph and revise <br />questions -16, 17, and 18 to ask specifically how their vote would be <br />affected if the splits were different. <br />Motion was made by Chairman Carey, seconded by Commissioner <br />Halkiotis to authorize the County Manager to enter into an agreement <br />with Johnston, Zabor & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $9,850 and <br />authorize the Chair to sign the contract on behalf of the Board. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />VIII. ITEMS FOR DECISION ^ REGULAR AGENDA <br />A.O. HUMAN SERVICES VISION STATEMENT <br />Commissioner Willhoit presented for the Board's endorsement <br />the Vision Statement which evolved from the Fall 1991 Human Services <br />Policy Forum. He explained that the forum would like to know if the <br />County Commissioners agree with this statement. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by <br />Commissioner Halkiotis to endorse the vision statement as presented in <br />the agenda abstract and to include it in the County's long range <br />planning. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A. E911 CAD EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION PROCUREMENT <br />John Link explained that in summary this agreement with IBM <br />will provide the hardware, software and systems integration for the <br />Enhanced 911 /Computer Aided dispatch capabilities for Orange County. <br />The cost for this proposed system is $380,727 and will be funded through <br />telephone subscriber fees except for the Land Records and Sheriff <br />workstations and GIS software which are covered by funds approved by the <br />Board for the GIS project and included in the 1991 -92 budget. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by <br />Commissioner Willhoit to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the <br />agreement with IBM, subject to final review by the County Attorney. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />