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ON MOTION by Commissioner <br />Commissioner Bird, the Board <br />budget amendment 013, as <br />memorandum. <br />I. ESSX Telephone Service <br />Eggert, SECONDED by <br />unanimously approved <br />recommended in the <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of February 6, 1996: <br />DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 1996 <br />TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY CONMSSIONERS <br />THRU: JAMES E. CHANDLER <br />COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR <br />FROM: H.T. "SONNY" DEAN, DIRECTOR <br />DEPARTMENT OF GENERALS ES <br />SUBJECT: ESSX TELEPHONE SERVICE <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In January the Board approved a contract with Bell South to furnish ESSX telephone service to our <br />various locations. This contract was for loops (extensions) within a two and one half mile radius of <br />their Central Office. Since that time, staff has been negotiating with Bell South for a rate to cover <br />loops outside the two and one half miles, up to seven miles, which would cover the remainder of our <br />extensions. <br />The results of this effort has produced the same contract price for the longer loops as is being charged <br />for the shorter distances. This is quite a savings for the County. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />Since the above action has caused a slight change in the language of the contract signed in January, <br />Bell South has requested we execute two new contracts. One to cover the shorter distance and <br />another to cover the longer distance. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval of the two contracts as submitted and requests authorization for the <br />Board Chairman to execute said documents. <br />In response to Chairman Adams' request, General Services <br />Director Sonny Dean explained that the ESSX Telephone System is <br />a central switch maintained in the local telephone company's <br />office. There are loops or extensions off that switch which extend <br />out to various locations in the county up to 7 miles. The <br />11 <br />February 13, 1996 <br />BOOK 97 972 <br />