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UP ANOTHER SYSTEM IS PERTINENT. HE QUOTED FROM A LETTER DATED <br />DECEMBER 14TH FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES OF THE STATE <br />OF FLORIDA TO MOTOROLA OF FORT LAUDERDALE WHICH COMMENTED THAT THEY <br />DID NOT KNOW HOW MOTOROLA'S BID STRATEGY IS AFFECTED BY BUDGETARY <br />KNOWLEDGE, BUT INFORMED THEM THAT THE 14 MONTH OLD BUDGETARY INFORMA- <br />TION ATTACHED TO THEIR LETTER WAS FAR OUTDATED AND EXPLAINED WHEN <br />THE DETAILED SYSTEM PLANNED WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PLANNED BETWEEN THE <br />STATE OFFICE AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, MANY ITEMS WERE DELETED, AND <br />THE BUDGETARY ESTIMATE OF $64,000 WAS ARRIVED AT. COMMISSIONER <br />LYONS DID NOT BELIEVE THAT MOTOROLA WAS TREATED ANY DIFFERENLY THAN <br />ANY OTHER BIDDER. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HE HAS REVIEWED THIS ENTIRE <br />SITUATION, AND THE BOARD IS FREE TO MOVE AHEAD WITH ACCEPTING THE <br />BID, IF THEY SO DESIRE, OR THEY COULD REJECT ALL BIDS AGAIN. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE <br />BID COMMITTEE AND AWARDED THE BID FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES <br />COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TO GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. OF TAMPA AS BEING <br />THE LOWEST AND BEST BID MEETING SPECIFICATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF <br />$70,598 AND AGREED THAT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS OVER THOSE ORIGINALLY <br />ALLOCATED BY THE BOARD BE OBTAINED FROM FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING IF <br />WE ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE STATE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT <br />TOM BUCHANAN AS REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MENTAL HEALTH BOARD, AND STATED <br />THAT MR. BUCHANAN HAS INDICATED THAT HE WOULD ACCEPT THIS POSITION <br />AS OF .JANUARY 1ST. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION 79-120 APPOINTING <br />THOMAS BUCHANAN AS THE BOARDS REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MENTAL HEALTH <br />DISTRICT 9 BOARD. <br />DEC x.91979 62 B0B001PAGE 367 <br />