HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100927_3089.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KEMPTON
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM: DON HOWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
SUBJECT: THE TRS ADMINISTRATOR’S CONTRACT
The existing contract between the Commission and its Telecommunications Relay
Services (TRS) Administrator, Bob Dunbar, will soon expire on October 17, 2010. Idaho Code
§ 61-1303(1) states that the Commission “shall contract with a qualified person to administer”
the TRS program. The TRS program allows citizens who are hearing or speech-impaired to
engage in telephone communications “in a manner functionally equivalent to that of individuals
without hearing or speech impairments.” Idaho Code § 61-1301.
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the TRS Act, the Commission has contracted with Mr. Dunbar to
administer the TRS program since its inception in 1993. Under the general terms of the TRS
contract, Mr. Dunbar performs the duties of the TRS Administrator including, but not limited to:
filing annual and quarterly TRS reports; meeting with stakeholders; contracting with a service
provider to actual perform the relay services; issuing RFPs for relay services; evaluating relay
bids in response to RFPs; and performing other duties as required by the Commission.
Under the current contract, the Administrator is compensated at a rate of $60 per
hour. The Administrator’s compensation is not to exceed a total amount of $39,000 in any given
year without the express written permission of the Commission. Contract § 4.1.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff believes that Mr. Dunbar has admirably performed his duties as TRS
Administrator. He has been the Administrator since 1993, and has efficiently discharged his
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duties. Staff recommends that the Commission reappoint Mr. Dunbar as the TRS Administrator
for another three-year period.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to reappoint Mr. Dunbar as the TRS Administrator for a
three-year period starting October 17, 2010?
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