HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Line Volume Plan Agreement with Century Link RESOLUTION NO. 17-685
RESOLUTION APPROVING 36-MONTH LINE VOLUME PLAN
AGREEMENT WITH CENTURYLINK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the City of Ames contracts for telephone service with CenturyLink to provide
17 business telephone lines; these business Imes provide telephone service to City locations, traffic
signals, river gauges, and alarms; and,
WHEREAS, the present month-to-month business line rate is $603.50 per month, or
$7,242.00 per year for these 17 business lines; and,
WHEREAS, a CenturyLink Line Volume Plan(CLVP) would allow the City to vary between
10-49 business lines at a lower fixed rate; and,
WHEREAS, CenturyLink has quoted monthly rates for the Line Volume Plan telephone
service as follows: current month to-month contract at $35.50 per month per lime; and, 36-month
contract at$24.99 per month per line; and,
WHEREAS, by entering into a 36-month agreement, the City will save approximately
$2,144.08 per year, and because the 36-month contract option covers more than one year, City
Council approval is required; and,
WHEREAS, the CenturyLink agreement contains a "non-appropriation" clause, which fulfills
a legal requirement to give the City the option to unilaterally cancel the contract if funds are not
appropriated by the Council in fixture years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Line Volwne Plan Agreement with CenturyLink to provide telephone service to the City
for a 36-month period at a cost of$424.83 per month(or$5,097.96 per year) is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12th day of December, 2017.
A. "e. A-«,
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12th day of December, 2017.