Notes from Public Safety Access Point, PSAP, 911 meeting 7/21/10:

The location for PSAP will be 2351 Eddy, the old Pepsi building. The location will share space with Otero County Office of Emergency Services http://www.co.otero.nm.us/OCOES/ocoes.htm

Motorola is the vendor of the equipment for originally four consoles, now probably five to accomodate dispatch from a failed dispatch elsewhere. The power has been moved onto the new location and the tower is up but not completed. Security for the perimeter of the building was discussed; bollards, half-walls, etc. to prevent motorized attack.

Three employees of Motorola were in attendance. They need detailed construction plans to give estimates for additional console. Radio capability for the fifth console is needed in the budget. Chairman Moore is looking to a 11/15/10 completion date.

Special Meeting 7/22/10, Budget and approval of 30-day extension for County Attorney, Dan Bryant, contract. Clarissa McGinn requested that a copy of Mr. Bryant's contract be part of the supporting documents for the next Regular Meeting on August 19 where a vote will be taken to continue the contract for the last year. This contract will be available on the County's website http://66.208.116.79:8080/agenda/otero as we get closer to the Work Session 8/11/10.

Budget discussion in its entirety can be viewed at http://www.alamogordolive.net/

The proposed ordinance generated to comply with new FEMA map can be read at "Proposed Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance 10-06" button.

Please read the Bills List at the same Home Page link above. Advisory - You may regret it if you read these lists of bills paid on a full stomach. There was some discussion between commissioners at the Special Meeting about not being able to determine if the bills paid were budgeted. There is no way to determine this without a copy of the budget in hand and checking each item. How can you stay within budget if you don't compare expenditures to budget? Answer, you can't. Also, it was discussed that bills list be approved before payment rather than after the fact. DUH!