FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to appropriate $51,838 to Account #21050101-58790-G0015 (Library Capital - New Equipment - Misc. State Grants) upon the receipt of a State Library Grant for the same amount.
In addition, authorize the funds to be expended for the Gales Ferry Library E-fiber installation.
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Background:
Town Council Meeting 1/12/2022
The Town Council authorized the Mayor to submit an application for E-Rate funds and a matching State Library grant to cover the installation cost of a fiber network at Gales Ferry Library along with a request for E-Rate funds to supplement up to 50% of the annual maintenance and internet cost. Gales Ferry Library e-fiber installation.
The Gales Ferry Library was not on a fiberoptic network and when a number of people were using technology devices at the Gales Ferry Library they get kicked off the internet because they were exceeding the upload and download of the Library's current cable internet carrier.
The Connecticut State Library was strongly encouraging the Gales Ferry Library to get on a fiberoptic network. The installation cost of the fiber network from the Hub in Ledyard Center the Gales Ferry Library to connect to the Connecticut Educational Network (CEN) would be $91,900 and the equipment would cost was $10,758.
The Connecticut State Library had money available to help libraries install a fiber network through the Connecticut Education Network (CEN) Program; and would provide a match thru the E-Rate grant funding so that the entire installation cost ($91,900) and equipment ($10,758) would be funded.
The Schools and the Bill Library were currently receiving excellent internet service from the Connecticut Educational Network (CEN), which was a high-speed fiber optic network, that was independent from ComCast and Frontier.
The E-Rate grant was a Federal Program that was funded by the telephone services. A certain percentage of everyone's phone bill was paid to ...
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