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MR. REVER REPORTED THAT HE HAS OBSERVED THE IBM MODEL III COPIER IN ACTION IN DAILY USE AND FEELS IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT THE MACHINE HAS MULTIPLE CAPABILITIES THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY PUSH BUTTON, CHANGE OF PAPER, ETC., LETTER SIZE TO LEGAL SIZE. IT ALSO USES AN IN- EXPENSIVE BRAND OF PAPER, MAKES TWO SIDED COPIES, COLLATES, AND MONITORS HOW MUCH PAPER EACH DEPARTMENT USES. THE PLANNING DIRECTOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ABOUT 39,000 UNAUTHORIZED COPIES ARE MADE EACH YEAR WHICH ARE CHARGED BACK TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. CHAIRMAN WODTKE INQUIRED ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, AND MR. REVER STATED THAT THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT IS BUILT INTO YOUR PRICE UNDER A RENTAL AGREEMENT, IF YOU PURCHASE THE MACHINE, THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $4,000 A YEAR. HE FELT THIS MACHINE WOULD SERVE US FOR A GOOD TIME TO COME. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 60 MONTH PURCHASE PLAN AND A RENTAL PLAN, BUT MR. REVER STATED HE WAS NOT PREPARED WITH ALL THAT INFORMATION. ATTORNEY COLLINS INQUIRED ABOUT A TERMINATION PENALTY ON EXISTING CONTRACTS. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NOTED THERE IS ALWAYS A TERMINA- TION CLAUSE ON ANY ITEM SOLD US UNDER A STATE CONTRACT. HE STATED THE COUNTY HAS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE WHEN THEY DONT BUDGET FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE PAID. IF WE DID NOT WANT TO CONTINUE, WE WOULD NOT BUDGET AND COULD TERMINATE ON NOTICE WITHOUT PENALTY. MR. REVER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE PRESENT BUDGET FIGURES WILL MORE THAN COVER THE ACQUISITION OF THIS MACHINE, AND IN ADDITION, THE PURCHASE OF TONER WILL BE REDUCED. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THEY HAVE COMPARED THE IBM MODEL 111 WITH THE NEWER MODEL XEROX, AND THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THEY HAVE. ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THE STATE CONTRACTS MIGHT HAVE A PRO- VISION THAT PROVIDES FOR A PENALTY IF YOU BUDGET FOR A COMPETITOR'S PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND ASKED THAT THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR VERIFY THIS. AUG 81979 99 BOOK 41 PAGE 342