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16 <br /> 1 want to learn the technical ability to use these checkouts. He said there should be <br /> 2 accommodation in service provision. <br /> 3 Chair Price said there were contactless options a several years ago at the Orange <br /> 4 county library, but there was always a person there to help as well. She said librarians are <br /> 5 important. <br /> 6 Chair Price asked if state and federal money for infrastructure will affect this part of the <br /> 7 budget. She asked if the county will be able to use some of this money for network <br /> 8 improvement or wireless expansion, as Orange County is trying to extend fiber to rest of the <br /> 9 county. <br /> 10 Travis Myren said yes, these monies will like be shuffled around, especially with the <br /> 11 desktop/lap top replacement schedule. He said desktops are waning, and lap top usage is <br /> 12 increasing, as it allows employees to work from home, or on the go. He said if expenditures can <br /> 13 be tied back to the pandemic in some way then federal monies can be applied. <br /> 14 Chair Price said there are some bills being considered for broadband expansion. She <br /> 15 asked if it was passed if some of that money could be used for these efforts and the other <br /> 16 money could be allocated elsewhere. <br /> 17 Travis Myren said the Broadband Taskforce is currently vetting the potential funding <br /> 18 sources associated with Broadband in addition to more money that could be coming to the <br /> 19 County. He said this is a good area to look at for potential federal funds. He resumed the <br /> 20 PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 21 <br /> FY2021.22 Recommended Information Technology <br /> and Communications Projects <br /> Information Technology Infrastructure-$1,164,000 <br /> (p.57) <br /> - CyberSecuntylnrtfatives $100,000 <br /> -Server and Network Upgrades $240,000 <br /> - LaMPIDesklonReolacemen S.dule $624,000 <br /> -Total Technology infrastructure $1,164,000 <br /> Evalwling c VbeneAlol Mi aft355lor hybrid work seanB W replace <br /> M"t ft ON-upgrade <br /> ORPNGF COUNTY <br /> 22 uu _rnn, <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Travis Myren explained that Microsoft 365 is a Cloud system, but it requires an annual <br /> 25 subscription rather than a larger one-time cost, so staff is comparing costs. <br /> 26 Commissioner McKee said he thinks Microsoft 365 works well other than minor normal <br /> 27 hiccups. <br /> 28 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 29 <br /> FY2021-22 Recommended Information Technology <br /> and Communications Projects <br /> Information Technology Infrastructure-$1,164,000 <br /> (p.57) <br /> cesewyn¢iq ra clp I..aprapayi,g wr crp <br /> -:cry <br /> 30 <br />