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THOUGHT YOU SAID I LOOKED GOOD TODAY. I'M SORRY. I'M HEARING. NO, NO, I DID. OKAY, LET'S GO
[a. 2025-1596 – COUNTY ATTORNEY RE: APPROVAL OF A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND BIG LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS, LLC]
OVER AN OPERATIONS MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE. AND WE ARE GOING TO START WITH DOCKET NUMBER 1596, WHICH INTERPRETER SERVICES? THE COUNTY ATTORNEY SEEKS CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT WITH BIG LANGUAGE FOR TELEPHONE INTERPRETER SERVICES. THE AGREEMENT WILL ENABLE ALL COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO CONTINUE TO DIAL IN WITH A CODE AND ACCESS INTERPRETER INTERPRETATION SERVICES AS NECESSARY. INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE SERVICES THEY USE. THE TERM IS FOR THREE YEARS. UPON EXECUTION, COST WILL BE $0.57 FOR SPANISH AND $0.62 A MINUTE FOR ALL OTHER LANGUAGES. MARIANGELA IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT ASK. ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. YES. MY QUESTION IS APPLE ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, JUST THIS PAST MONTH THAT THEY HAD AIRPODS THAT CAN DO LIVE TRANSLATION. EXCUSE ME. THE TRANSLATION OBVIOUSLY USES AI, BUT IS ARE WE RUSHING INTO THIS IN LIGHT OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE NOW IN TERMS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND GOING INTO A THREE YEAR CONTRACT, WOULD IT BE PRUDENT TO INVESTIGATE THE TWO ALTERNATIVES? BECAUSE WHEN THIS LETTER CAME OUT BY AMANDA IN JULY EARLY JULY, THIS WAS NOT EVEN AVAILABLE. BUT NOW IT IS. PARTICULAR CONTRACT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. PREVIOUSLY IT HAD BEEN LANGUAGE. SO IT'S A TELEPHONE INTERPRETATION SYSTEM USED COUNTYWIDE. THE ISSUE WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IS THAT FOR A LOT OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE IT'S USED, WE NEED TO CERTIFY, WE NEED CERTIFIED INTERPRETERS BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HIGHLY TECHNICAL ISSUES SOMETIMES ON THIS CHILD WELFARE. AND AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STATE THAT NEED TO BE CERTIFIED INTERPRETERS. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE AI INTERPRETATION CAN GIVE THAT SAME LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION THAT WE CURRENTLY RECEIVE. BUT LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS FORMERLY LANGUAGE. I DID THIS RFP BACK IN 2019. SO IT'S THE SAME TERMS WE DID IT BY RFP ARE JUST UNDER A NEW NAME. SO LET ME REPHRASE OR ADJUST MY QUESTION JUST A LITTLE BIT. AND WHAT IF WE WERE TO DO IT FOR ONE YEAR INSTEAD OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT AND REVIEW IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR? BECAUSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING SO FAST WITH AI. IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. YOU'RE SAYING IT WON'T EVER WORK. GOOGLE TRANSLATE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS. YEAH, FROM WHEN I WAS IN THE CIVIL DEFENDER'S OFFICE, YOU KNOW, TEN YEARS AGO, I DON'T KNOW AGAIN, THAT IT'S CERTIFIED INTERPRETERS. I WILL SAY THAT IF SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG, WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO TERMINATE ANY CONTRACT. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S GOOD. I JUST OBVIOUSLY YOUR POINT IS THIS IS OUR PRESENT SYSTEM IS MORE PRACTICABLE AND MORE USER FRIENDLY. AND THIS IS SORT OF AN UNKNOWN THING. AND SO WE SHOULD GO FORWARD WITH WHAT WE WE'VE BEEN DOING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE CERTIFIED INTERPRETERS. THERE'S A PERSON ON THE OTHER HAND I CAN'T DISAGREE WITH THAT BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE SAID TODAY. YEAH, IT'S DANGEROUS TO DELVE INTO THAT WHEN WE'RE SO HEAVILY. RIGHT. YEAH. AND IT KICKS IN JANUARY 1ST. NOT LIKE NOVEMBER, BUT THERE THIS IS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GOING TO GO FORWARD AFTER WE APPROVE IT. RIGHT OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S A CONTINUING LANGUAGE. THE LANGUAGE FOR SEVERAL YEARS FOR MOST OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE MANDATED TO HAVE INTERPRETERS.THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MARY ANGELA OKAY. THERE BEING NONE LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THEY WILL PASS THAT DOCKET AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO
[b. 2025-1912 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RE: APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND COMSOURCE, INC.]
DOCKET NUMBER 1912, WHICH IS A CONTRACT FOR IT. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REQUEST APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH COM SOURCE INC TO MODERNIZE THE COUNTY'S VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. IT WANTS TO IMPLEMENT CISCO WEBEX CALLING AND INFORMIX FUSION TO NOT ONLY UPDATE VOICE COMMUNICATIONS, BUT ADD ENHANCED EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND REDUCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THROUGH A SUBSCRIPTION BASED MODEL. IT CURRENTLY USES THE CISCO UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER SYSTEM, WHICH, ACCORDING TO IT IS COSTLY TO MAINTAIN, REQUIRES COMPLEX ADMINISTRATION, AND CAN'T BE EASILY EXPANDED OR UPGRADED. AND CHRIS IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY MAY HAVE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS? OKAY, THERE BEING NONE, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED OKAY. THANK YOU[c. 2025-1941 – FINANCE RE: APPROVAL OF THE BIDS OFFERED AT THE AUGUST 16, 2025 PROPERTY AUCTION ]
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CHRIS. IT WILL PASS THAT DOCKET. WE'LL GO ON TO DOCKET 1941. PROPERTY AUCTION FINANCE.FINANCE SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS FROM AUGUST 16TH. ONLINE AUCTION OF 26 TAX DELINQUENT PROPERTIES. THE LOWEST WINNING BID WAS $95 AND THE HIGHEST WAS 95,600. IN MOST INSTANCES, THE WINNING BID EXCEEDED THE AMOUNT OF OWED TAXES, AND MR. CARVELLI IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THIS DOCKET. OKAY, THERE BEING NONE, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? TONY. THANKS VERY MUCH. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DOCKET. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DOCKET NUMBER 20 2020. TWO FOR YOU, CHAIRWOMAN.
GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY, TONY, I WAS TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE YOU A BREAK. NO, I KNOW, THANKS, I APPRECIATE IT. WE JUST HAD A SMALL JUXTAPOSITION ERROR THERE. THE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE IN BLUE.
OH, OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT. OKAY, THE BOTTOM LINE RECONCILES. WE HAD MADE AN ERROR INSTEAD OF THE TOP LINE. THE TOP LINE, WHICH WAS BID LOT 49. WE LISTED IT ORIGINALLY AT 70,000 170,000, AND THEN BID NUMBER 52. OH, OKAY. WE LISTED IT AT 70,000 AND IT WAS 70,100. SO IT'S JUST A JUXTAPOSITION. MIKE HAS THE INFORMATION FOR THAT. BUT I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT TO YOU. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR TONY RELATIVE TO THAT OKAY. THANKS,
[d. 2025-2034 – COUNTY ATTORNEY RE: APPROVAL TO CREATE ONE (1) ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY POSITION – ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF LAW ]
TONY. THANK YOU. THANKS. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO DOCKET NUMBER 2024. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PERSONNEL. REQUEST CREATION OF A NEW ASSISTANT COUNTY POSITION TO HANDLE FAMILY COURT MATTERS. THE COMPENSATION FOR THIS POSITION IS SET AT GRADE 48. STEP ONE 104,982. THE NEW POSITION IS NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL JUDGE AND SUPPORT MAGISTRATE, ACCORDING TO THE ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. SHE ALSO SAID THE TIMELY APPOINTMENT OF A NEW ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY IS NECESSARY TO AVOID LOSING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. AND I SEE IN YOUR LETTER THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO FILL THIS POSITION. ARE THERE ANY SO THERE ARE NO VACANT POSITIONS IN THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? NO. WOW. THAT'S GREAT. WE JUST HAD TWO ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY START LAST WEEK. TERRIFIC. WELL, THANKS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARY ANGELA RELATIVE TO THIS POSITION? OKAY. THERE BEING. GO AHEAD. DAVE, WAS THE MONEY FOR THIS POSITION IN THE BUDGET IN THE 2026 BUDGET OR 2020? THE LAST BUDGET. NO. SO WHERE'S IT COMING FROM? I I'M NOT. IT COMES FROM IT'S WE'RE ASKING TO ADD THOSE POSITIONS. YEAH. IN POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT YOU DIDN'T FILL OR BECAUSE YOU JUST FILL THE CUP. WE ARE AT CAPACITY. SO SALARY BUDGET UNDER BUDGET WE HAVE BEEN VACANT FOR YEARS. SO THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THOSE TWO POSITIONS THAT WE FILLED LAST WEEK WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN AT FULL STAFF, I THINK SINCE 2019. SO FOR A MAJORITY OF THE YEAR WE WERE WELL UNDER. THEY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MARY ANGELA? OKAY. THERE BEING NONE, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.[e. 2025-1999 – COUNTY CLERK RE: APPROVAL OF A HARDWARE CARE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, AND Q-MATIC CORPORATION AND APPROVAL OF A SAAS AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, AND Q-MATIC CORPORATION ]
ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. WE'LL PASS THAT DOCKET AND WE WILL GO ON TO DOCKET 1999. THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE REQUEST APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS WITH Q MATIC CORP. TO CONTINUE PROVIDING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE QUEUING SYSTEM USED IN THE ROME AND UTICA DMV OFFICES.AND MARY FINNEGAN IS NOT HERE, BUT ALAN IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALAN RELATIVE TO THIS DOCKET? OKAY. THERE BEING NONE, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. WE'LL PASS THAT DOCKET. THANK YOU ALAN. THANK YOU. AND
[f. 2023-2023 – PURCHASING RE: APPROVAL OF A MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF PURCHASE, AND ARLOTT DUPLICATOR & SUPPLY CO., INC.]
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DOCKET NUMBER 2023, WHICH IS THE COPIER MASTER AGREEMENT.PURCHASING SEEKS CONSIDERATION OF A MASTER AGREEMENT WITH OUR LIGHT DUPLICATOR AND SUPPLY COMPANY FOR THE LEASE OF COPIERS. THE DEPARTMENT ANTICIPATES LEASING UP TO 150 MACHINES. TERMS OF THE LEASE IS THREE YEARS UPON EXECUTION, WITH TWO POSSIBLE ONE YEAR RENEWALS. THIS IS. THIS WENT OUT FOR AN RFP AND OUR OUR LOT CAME IN WITH THE BEST OFFER.
AND THEY WERE AWARDED THIS CONTRACT. AND AL IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT
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ANYBODY MAY HAVE RELATIVE TO THIS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR AL? I'VE HEARD THAT THE OWNER OF THIS COMPANY IS VERY SHAKY. I'M NOT SURE. WELL, THE OWNER IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS. COME ON.ANY REAL QUESTIONS FOR AL? THERE BEING THERE BEING NONE. LET'S GO TO THE VOTE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY, WE'LL PASS THAT DOCKET, AL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. MOTION TO ADJOURN. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? YOU CAN HAVE IT. YEAH. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OR YOU MAKE FUN OF ME
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.