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26 <br /> <br /> <br />Information Technology and Communications (FY 2018-19): <br />• BOCC Technology Initiatives - $50,000 (page 49) <br />Project Description/Justification: Funding in FY2018-19 includes $450,000 in infrastructure <br />components related to server upgrades, desktop and laptop replacements, data storage, <br />network improvements, printer replacements, and deployment of wireless capabilities. This <br />project also includes $50,000 in Board of Commissioners technology initiatives. <br /> <br />• Information Technology Infrastructure - $450,000 (page 49) <br />Project Description/Justification: Funding in FY2018-19 includes $450,000 in infrastructure <br />components related to server upgrades, desktop and laptop replacements, data storage, <br />network improvements, printer replacements, and deployment of wireless capabilities. This <br />project also includes $50,000 in Board of Commissioners technology initiatives. <br /> <br />FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan <br />Information Technology and Communications <br />• BOCC Tech Initiatives - $50,000 (p. 49) <br />o Technology Priorities Identified by the Board of Commissioners <br />• Information Technology Infrastructure - $450,000 (p. 49) <br />o Server Upgrades & Data Storage <br />o Device Replacements – Laptops, Desktops, Printers <br />o Network and Wireless <br /> <br />Chair Dorosin asked if $50,000 could be explained. <br />Travis Myren said $50,000 is place held annually for different expenses. <br />Jim Northup, Chief Information Officer, said these funds have been used for Board <br />initiatives, such as website design or upgrades to meeting rooms. <br />Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> <br />• Communication Systems Improvements (Sheriff replacement radios)- $505,000 <br />(page 51) <br />Project Description/Justification: A consistent radio platform ensures integration and reliability <br />of the radios used by first responders. The replacement process was initiated in 2004. In FY <br />17-18 $920,000 was allocated to replace the most outdated mobiles and portables in the <br />Sheriff’s Office. Phase I has been completed. Currently, the Sheriff’s Office still has 76 mobiles <br />and 55 portables that are to be replaced in Phase II of this project, along with miscellaneous <br />equipment, such as, encryption, Bluetooth and special mikes for tactical and special teams. <br />Municipal partners will be engaged to discuss cooperative purchase that may bring the cost of <br />these radios for all agencies below the State contract price. <br /> <br />• Register of Deeds Automation - $80,000 (page 50) <br />Project Description/Justification: Funding of $80,000 in each fiscal year throughout the plan is <br />for the acquisition of technology for the preservation and storage of public records in the <br />Register of Deeds Office. The Register of Deeds Automation project is funded with fees <br />collected by the Register of Deeds. The funding is mandated by NC General Statute 161-11.3 <br />which requires all Counties to reserve ten percent of revenue collected and retained by the <br />County in a non-reverting Automation Enhancement and Preservation Fund. <br /> <br />FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan <br />Information Technology and Communications