ADOPTED - OCTOBER 13, 1998

Agenda Item No. 17

Introduced by the Law & Courts and Finance Committees of the:

RESOLUTION #98-232

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners is currently contracting with the Cities of Lansing and East Lansing and the Williamson Community Fire and Ambulance Board for the Provision of 911 and Emergency Telephone Dispatch Service; and

WHEREAS, there are technical and equipment problems with the Out County Fire Dispatch paging and radio communications that need to be addressed; and

WHEREAS, the Out County Fire Chiefs' Association is recommending that a consulting contract be approved to address fire dispatch paging, radio communication, and related issues.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes entering into a contract with Communications Consulting for 911 emergency telephone dispatch consulting services consistent with the attached September 1998 proposal at a cost not to exceed $4,000.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary contract documents consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Stid, Smiley, Pratt, Hunting, Goulet, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: Bernero Approved 10/1/98

FINANCE: Yeas: Goulet, Keefe, Grebner, Czarnecki, Bernero, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: McDonald Approved 10/7/98