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ON MOTION by Commissioner Wodtke, SECONDED <br />by Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously <br />(4-0) approved the above budget amendment <br />allocating funds for salary and merit increases <br />for FY 84-85 as recommended by the OMB Director. <br />PURCHASE OF EXISTING TELEPHONE SYSTEM <br />General Services Director "Sonny" Dean, reviewed the <br />following memo: <br />TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: November 1, 1984 FILE: <br />the. Board of County <br />Commissioners <br />Purchase of existing <br />SUBJECT: Telephone System <br />H. T. "Son Dean <br />FROM: General Sery ces REFERENCES: <br />Director <br />On October 10, 1984 at the regular meeting of the Indian River <br />Board of County Commissioners, this writer made a presentation for <br />Board's approval for subject action. <br />After the presentation and discussion, the Board instructed this <br />writer to investigate the possibility of purchase of another <br />telephone system that would -replace the existing equipment for <br />purpose of cost savings. <br />I contacted the Division of Communications for the State of Florida <br />to solicit their assistance. I was informed by Mr. Ted Hubble, <br />DivCom, that if we were able to cancel our existing contract with <br />AT&T then he was confident a system could be found at a savings to <br />the County. However, he requested that we review our contract and <br />let him know if cancellation was possible before he proceeded. He <br />doubted, very seriously, the possibility of cancellation. <br />I contacted our legal department and was informed by Mr. Chris <br />Paull that we entered into an agreement with AT&T for sixty months <br />(5 years) and if cancellation was requested, the balance of the <br />contract would have to be satisfied before cancellation was <br />received. The present telephone system has been in place <br />approximately 2 1/2 years which means there is another 2 1/2 years <br />left on our contract. In dollars and cents this means <br />approximately $126,000 without allowance for any increase of <br />monthly charges which would have to be paid before another system <br />could be bought. <br />Based on these facts, staff recommends that we retain our present <br />telephone system and enter into an agreement with AT&T to purchase <br />it as originally proposed on October 10, 1984. <br />19 <br />NOV 14 1984 �tshC 856 <br />6h.-- ___ <br />I <br />