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THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT IN A SAFETY SURVEY REPORT PREPARED BY CRUM AND FOSTER INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO INSURE THE COUNTY, THERE WERE -17 RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THE FIRST ITEM WAS AS FOLLOWS: 1. THAT ARRANGEMENTS BE MADE TO STRATEGICALLY LOCATE EMERGENCY BATTERY POWERED LIGHTING UNITS FOR THE COURTHOUSE BUILDINr, AND THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX BUILDING. MR, JENNINGS CONTINUED THAT HE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED TWO PROPOSALS FROM ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS FOR INSTALLATION OF THE NINE EMERGENCY -POWERED LIGHTING UNITS. THESE QUOTATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: PATTERSON ELECTRI: - FIRM PRICE $1,425.00 INDIAN RIVER ELECTRIC, INC. - FIRM PRICE BUT REQUESTS "DRAW AS WORK PROGRESSES." $1,370.00 THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THESE LIGHTS IS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER FAILURE. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY BATTERY POWERED LIGHTING TO BE LOCATED IN THE COURTHOUSE AND COURTHOUSE ANNEX BUILDINGS AND TO ACCEPT THE BID OF INDIAN RIVER ELECTRIC INC., AS BEING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,370.00. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION, THROUGH THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL. JUSTICE PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE FEDERAL GRANTS TO ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.. THE COUNTY CAN APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, WHICH"IS IN THE AMOUNT OF '$7,622.00 AND THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO UPGRADE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT UPGRADING COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ADOPTED RESOLUTION No, 75-76. DEC a WS Boot( 24- AcE x:65