ADOPTED - JANUARY 27, 2009

                                                                                                            Agenda Item No. 21

Introduced by County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE US SIGNAL

ANNUAL SUPPORT AGREEMENT

RESOLUTION #09-009

WHEREAS, Ingham County currently utilizes US Signal to provide the Internet connection for the entire County network and has utilized them for the past three (3) years; and

WHEREAS, this agreement will authorize thirty-six monthly payments of $1,500 for a period of three-years, totaling an annual payment of $18,000, and a total three-year amount of $54,000; and

WHEREAS, this monthly payment has been planned for and budgeted, and will provide the needed bandwidth to support our Internet needs into the future.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Commissioners authorizes a renewal of the US Signal Annual Support Agreement, for a total cost of $54,000, paid from the Telephone Communications Fund (675-26600921050).

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the effective date of the Agreement will be begin upon the date the Agreement has been signed by all parties and the Agreement will be effective for three years.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to make any necessary budget adjustments.

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

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Koenig, Holman, Copedge, Grebner, Vickers

    Nays:    None               Absent:  None         Approved 1/20/09

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan

    Nays:  None                 Absent:  Nolan       Approved 1/21/09