ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 12, 2002

Agenda Item No. 8

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH GEE COMMUNICATIONS, FOR THE UPGRADE OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM ON THE FIVE COUNTY PHONES SWITCHES

RESOLUTION #02-266

WHEREAS, the County's five phone switches have not been upgraded in five years and the operating system is version 6.1 and version 11 is currently available; and

WHEREAS, version 11 will allow us to take advantage of new technology that will reduce our monthly maintenance costs; and

WHEREAS, the upcoming upgrade to the County's Wide Area Network will require our phone switch to communicate via IP; and

WHEREAS, the MIS Director and Purchasing Director recommend purchasing the phone switch software and associated hardware upgrade off the State of Michigan Contract not to exceed $175,000.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes entering into a contract with Gee Communications in an amount not to exceed $175,000 for the purposes of purchasing hardware, software and installation service phone switch upgrade.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the funds for this project are contained in the 675 telephone fund.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chair and the County Clerk to sign any necessary contract documents for the purchase and installation of a telephone Operating System upgrade approved as to form by the County Attorney.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Swope, Lynch, De Leon,

Celentino Nays: None Absent: Severino Approved 11/6/02

FINANCE: Grebner, Stid, Swope, Krause, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: Hertel, Minter Approved 11/6/02