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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute an Agreement with Armstrong Productions, Inc. in the amount of $24,000 yearly for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017 in the cumulative total amount of $72,000 over the term of the Agreement for the provision of services to support the direct broadcast of the Monterey County Government Channel;
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign two future renewals to the Agreement under same or similar terms; and
c. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to transfer funds from Fund 020-2883 PEG Funds upon request from the Information Technology Department as expended.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute an Agreement with Armstrong Productions, Inc. in the amount of $24,000 yearly for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017 in the cumulative total amount of $72,000 over the term of the Agreement for the provision of services to support the direct broadcast of the Monterey County Government Channel;
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign two future renewals to the Agreement under same or similar terms; and
c. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to transfer funds from Fund 020-2883 PEG Funds upon request from the Information Technology Department as expended.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey manages the Monterey County Government Channel and the content broadcast on the channel. There are three types of services that are needed to properly manage the channel and develop the content that is broadcast: 1) Operator Services, which are for recording of public meetings and trainings held in the Board chambers; 2) Programming and Production Services, which are for video shoots and program development and editing in the field; and 3) Broadcasting Services, which are essential to manage the program content uploads, and schedulin...
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