County to spend $1,751/laptop today

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Full board will vote today (11-8-2012) on these $1,751 laptops for "new employees". No commissioner has asked why the taxpayers must spend so much on computers when excellent laptops can be bought locally for $299-$450.
OPM (OtherPeople'sMoney).

To be voted on today at 3:30

(Best Buy ad for this week: $299.99 Lenovo - IdeaPad 15.6" Laptop - 4GB Memory - 320GB Hard Drive - Black)

REQUEST FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION-COUNTY OF MUSKEGON

Julia Rupp, Executive Director

SUMMARY OF REQUEST (GENERAL DESCRIPTION, FINANCING, OTHER OPERATIONAL IMPACT, POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES)

Authorization is requested for Community Mental Health Services to purchase 20 new computers from CDWG to be used by new employees. Bids were obtained, with CDWG having the lowest bid at $35,037.80

Req. Desoription HISC COMPUTER ITEMS

Qty, Description GL Number 1 Unit Price Amount
20 Microcomp Hand/Laptop/Noteb $1,479.00 $29,580
20 Peripheral Miscellaneous $201.69 $4,033,80
20 Support Services Computer $71.20 $424,00

Cost per computer $1,751.89

EyeOnMuskegon Nov. 2012 shows

2012-11-11 Kurt Troutman and Andy Fink back to analyze the results of te big election (to be posted Sunday early afternoon)

2012-11-4 Andy Fink and Kurt Troutman predict the upcoming election: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpgkGIlaKH4

Nov. 2012-Muskegon county board of commissioners-meeting videos

November 2012 schedule

2012-11-27 Full board

2012-11-27 Ways and means

2012-11-15 Community dev/Strategic planning

2012-11-15 Transportation

2012-11-8 Full board

2012-11-8 Public works

2012-11-6 Courts/Public safety http://tinyurl.com/a7ncu3o

2012-11-6 Human resources http://youtu.be/urnkrtuDqQg

2012-11-1 Ways & means http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2To9rvhuoyU
Citizens speak out about the $1,000,000 bonuses

http://muskegontaxpayers.blogspot.com/2012/11/county-board-responds-to-citizens.html
County board responds (lies about the bonuses)