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Consider recommendations regarding sole source purchases totaling $625,000.00 for law enforcement equipment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to procure in-car video equipment for the Sheriff's Office without a formal bid process and approve Coban Research and Technologies (not a local vendor) as the sole source vendor for the period ending June 30, 2013, for an amount not to exceed $570,000.00;
b) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to procure in-car modems and equipment for the Sheriff Office without a formal bid process and approve AT&T (not a local vendor) as the sole source vendor for this equipment for the period ending June 30, 2013, for an amount not to exceed $55,000.00; and
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0002205 to transfer appropriations of $601,000.00 in Sheriff General Fund appropriations from Salaries and Benefits to Capital Assets for purchase of COBAN in-car video equipment and increase appropriations of $24,000.00 in Sheriff General Fund for Capital Assets funded by unanticipated revenue from the sale of surplus property.