ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Agenda Item No. 30

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES WITH TUSA CONSULTING SERVICES (TCS)

RESOLUTION #07-229

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has developed a 911 Public Safety Radio Communication System based upon the recommendations of the 911 Advisory Board with input from all Ingham County Public Safety Agencies; and

WHEREAS, the system went live in the summer of 2006; and

WHEREAS, the vendor M/A-COM, Inc. has been working with the 911 Advisory Board and  Ingham County Public Safety Agencies to resolve a number of issues with the 911 Public Safety Radio Communication System; and

WHEREAS, Tusa Consulting Services (TCS) has been identified as an independent consulting firm with direct experience working with M/A-COM, Inc. EDACS trunked-simulcast radio networks that may be of assistance in resolving some of these issues; and

WHEREAS, the 911 Advisory Board is recommending that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners fund this request from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund for Management and System Improvements and have verified that it meets the standards as established by the Ingham County Emergency Telephone Services Policy.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract for radio communications consulting services with Tusa Consulting Services (TCS) to evaluate the 911 Public Safety Radio Communication System, at a cost not to exceed $15,000 from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund for Management and System Improvements to be completed by October 31, 2007.

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

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Copedge, Tennis, Celentino, De Leon, Holman

   Nays:  None          Absent:  Schafer     Approved 9/13/07

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Weatherwax-Grant, Grebner, Hertel, Tennis, Dougan

Nays:   None        Absent:  Celentino        Approved 9/19/07