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SEP <br />4 <br />1985 <br />®aaK <br />61 <br />�,�cF 945 -7 <br />Mr. Lane reported that since the <br />installation of <br />the <br />tower <br />back in August, the Squad has been billed for various other items <br />and for installation of the equipment at an added cost of <br />approximately $1,140. Mr. Lane emphasized that Director Dean <br />advised the Squad that anything the County paid for before the <br />new tower, they would continue to pay for after. The County has <br />been paying for the telephone lines necessary to make the system <br />function properly, but after installation when the County- <br />received telephone bills for the added lines, the OMB Director <br />informed the Squad that those bills should have been sent to the <br />Squad rather than the County. The Squad paid the $285 bill, <br />which was partial payment for installation of the phone lines and <br />also the monthly charge so they could continue to function. <br />Mr. Lane stressed that while the Ambulance Squad always has <br />been interested in assisting the County, this year they do not <br />have the financial capability to pay for the annual cost of these <br />phone lines. Further if they had been informed originally that <br />they would be responsible for the added phone lines, they never <br />would have become involved. He .stated that if necessary, the <br />Squad would move their equipment back to the old site at the jail <br />although this would jeopardize their communications to some <br />areas; and it would affect ALS. They would prefer to operate <br />from the Hobart tower rather than move and reduce their <br />communications capability proportionately and what they would <br />like the County to do is what they were advised the County would <br />do, i.e., pay for those lines. The phone bill will amount to <br />$6,673.25 for the year. <br />Director Dean believed there was a misunderstanding or <br />miscommunication between the County and the Squad. He confirmed <br />that he did advise that any costs we had been paying for the <br />Squad, we would continue to pay; however, at the old location, <br />they were not paying for any lines to go from the base system to <br />the repeater; the new system requires phone lines. Actually, <br />therefore, there never has been any charge for those lines <br />62 <br />