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NORTH CAROLINA <br />WAKE COUNTY <br />MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT <br />Courtroom Upgrades for Remote Proceedings <br />THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) is entered into by and between the <br />NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS (NCAOC) and the <br />COUNTY OF Orange (County), jointly referred to as the Parties and individually as a Party, and <br />is effective as of the date of the last signature below. <br />WHEREAS, Session Law 2021-47 was enacted on June 18, 2021, adding a new section G.S. <br />7A-49.6, which significantly expands the courts’ authority to hold proceedings by audio and <br />video (AV) transmission; <br />WHEREAS, to facilitate proceedings conducted by AV transmission, the NCAOC issued <br />RFP 02-2021000, resulting in a contract with ePlus Inc. to provide AV equipment and <br />installation services; <br />WHEREAS, the NCAOC’s contract with ePlus became effective on May 27, 2021, for a term <br />of one (1) year with options for the NCAOC to extend the contract for two (2) additional one-year <br />terms; <br />WHEREAS, under its contract with ePlus Inc., the NCAOC intends to pay for AV equipment <br />and installation services for one (1) courtroom per county; <br />WHEREAS, the County seeks to provide funds to the NCAOC for the NCAOC to purchase <br />additional AV equipment and installation services from ePlus Inc. to provide an additional <br />courtroom(s) with upgraded technology for proceedings held by AV transmission; <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to G.S. § 7A-302, the County is required to provide physical facilities <br />for the courts, including courtrooms, and will benefit from providing funds for AV equipment and <br />installation by reducing foot traffic in the courthouse and the need for physical space for court <br />proceedings; <br />WHEREAS, G.S. § 7A-49.6(j) requires that proceedings conducted by AV transmission “shall <br />be conducted using videoconferencing applications approved by the [NCAOC],” and, in turn, the <br />NCAOC has approved Cisco’s WebEx application for such proceedings; <br />WHEREAS, the AV equipment provided under the NCAOC’s contract with ePlus Inc. and <br />listed in Appendix A attached to this MOA is compatible with the Cisco WebEx application; and <br />WHEREAS, the Parties intend for this MOA to govern the County’s provision of funding to <br />the NCAOC for the NCAOC to purchase AV equipment and installation services from ePlus Inc. <br />for an additional courtroom(s) identified by the County. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 4EAB6937-9566-4626-9279-70430C53C998