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Jeff Barton, Clerk of the Circuit Court, advised that both he <br />and the Courthouse Advisory Committee are recommending the purchase <br />of the Dolman Recording System. He noted that Bruce Boyd, the <br />Board's consultant for audio and video in the new Courthouse, is <br />here today to answer any questions. <br />Mr. Barton noted several areas where savings would be <br />attained, such as transcription costs. At present, the Board is <br />paying $4.50 per page for an original and two copies when things <br />are transcribed for appeal purposes for anything that is criminal <br />in nature. With the new process, two people would do the <br />transcribing in-house, and at that point the Board would be asked <br />if they want to be billed at those rates or have those employees <br />picked up as part of the county employees that the Board already <br />pays for. Right now, we are paying well in excess of $100,000 a <br />year on transcription costs and two people are not going to cost us <br />anywhere near that. We definitely will save some money when we <br />get to that point. <br />Commissioner Eggert understood then that we will be <br />eliminating one clerk by using the video system, and Mr. Barton <br />explained that with the video system one clerk can run the system <br />rather than two. At present, one person runs the equipment and one <br />clerks for the judge, and the BCC is being charged $75 a day for <br />those clerks. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously authorized <br />the purchase of the Dolman Recording System and <br />approved the amendment to the present contract with <br />PCS to purchase and install the equipment, as <br />recommended by staff. <br />CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 2 IS ON FILE IN THE <br />OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />19 <br />_ SII <br />b00K 91,.FA�F <br />