The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, through consent agenda, passed an agenda item that would purchase specialized computers.
Assemblymember Tyson Cox:
“We had ordinance 2021-19-11, appropriating funds to purchase capital computer equipment for the 911 Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center. This is to purchase 8 computers from the state that will be able to use their network that has all of the software to do so. This was for $9,500.”
Currently the Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center has identified the need to replace eight computers, each providing one of eight individual computers for workstation setup at the center. The existing computers are becoming obsolete and require an upgrade beyond Windows 7.
The specialized computers have preloaded programs, and it will reside on the State of Alaska’s network due to the programs and nature of the data that they provide. As a result, the State of Alaska Information Technology support staff requested the upgrade to interface properly with the State of Alaska’s network. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Information Technology Department verified the technical specifications and ability for these computers to properly work within the Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center technology structure.
According to a corresponding memo, the ordinance requests the appropriation of funds from the SPSCC 911 Communications Operations Fund to purchase computer equipment and cover associated costs of $9,500.
Ordinance 2021-19-11 passed through consent agenda.
