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r <br />BERT GREEN, COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT OF SOUTHERN BELL, <br />CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO MAKE A PRESENTATION IN REGARD TO DIMENSION <br />PBX, A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. SLIDES WERE SHOWN DEMONSTRATING <br />THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE SYSTEM. MR. GREEN EXPLAINED THAT THE MACHINE <br />IS, IN FACT, A COMPUTER AND CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO DO WHATEVER EACH <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD WANTS TO BE DONE. IT IS VERY.FLEXIBLE AND ALLOWS <br />FOR A LOT OF FUTURE GROWTH. HE STATED THAT FIVE YEARS AGO A 20-X-20 <br />ROOM WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED FOR THIS EQUIPMENT, BUT NOW THE ATTEND- <br />ANT AND EQUIPMENT CAN BE HOUSED IN A MUCH SMALLER AREA. <br />MR, GREEN WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE PRICING ARRANGEMENT WHICH <br />IS TWO TIER, TIER A IS A FIXED AMOUNT FOR THE EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN <br />BE PAID EITHER IN A LUMP SUM OR IN MONTHLY PAYMENTS OVER 120 MONTHS. <br />TIER B WHICH RELATES TO MAINTENANCES, TAXES, INSURANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE <br />COSTS, ETC., IS A CONTINUING AMOUNT WHICH MAY VARY FROM TIME TO TIME. <br />MR. GREEN RECOMMENDED DIMENSION 400 WITH FEATURE PACKAGE 10, <br />WHICH PUTS IN A SWITCHER SO ANOTHER DEPARTEMNT CAN BE ADDED AT ANY <br />TIME, BUT THEY WILL HANDLE THEIR OWN CALLS. THE START UP COST WOULD <br />BE $6,000 WITH A MONTHLY CHARGE'OF $2,929.83 FOR THE BASE 120 MONTHS. <br />MR. GREEN NOTED THAT THE CURRENT MONTHLY CHARGE IS $2,475, WHICH DOES <br />NOT INCLUDE LONG DISTANCE CALLS. HE STATED THAT THE PROPOSED DIMENSION <br />400 WITH FEATURE PACKAGE 10 WILL GIVE THE COUNTY A.COMPLETE SYSTEM <br />WITH CALLS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTEMNT. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER ASKED IF THE BASE RATE QUOTED BY <br />MR. GREEN IS FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE COUNTY COMMISSION. <br />MR. GREEN STATED THAT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EXTENSION <br />SERVICE WHICH IS LOCATED QUITE FAR OUT, BUT IT DOES INCLUDE THE HEALTH <br />DEPARTMENT, ROAD SUPERINTENDENT AND COUNTY GARAGE, CIVIL DEFENSE, <br />VETERANS SERVICE, WELFARE, THE COURT SYSTEM, THE COMMISIONERV OFFICE, <br />ZONING, PLANNING, SMALL CLAIMS, ALL DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE COUNTY CLERK, <br />SUPERVISOR OR ELECTIONS, THE TAX COLLECTOR AND THE ADMINISTRATOR'S <br />OFFICE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED.HOW MANY LINES MR. GREEN IS ANTICI- <br />PATING. <br />MR. GREEN STATED 18 NOTING THAT AS YOU CENTRALIZE, YOU CAN <br />GET BY WITH A LOT FEWER LINES. <br />24 <br />• i <br />. DEC 7197 �, ,� <br />