Consideration and Possible Action on Purchase of Laptops for Secondary Campus Description: We are one year behind on refreshing our laptops at the secondary campus. The current laptops we have are out of warranty and no longer covered under Apple Care (insurance for major damages that our staff cannot repair themselves). The attached quote is for 425 Macbooks. Apple Inc. is a sole source provid
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
13. Consideration and Possible Action on Purchase of Laptops for Secondary Campus Description: We are one year behind on refreshing our laptops at the secondary campus. The current laptops we have are out of warranty and no longer covered under Apple Care (insurance for major damages that our staff cannot repair themselves). The attached quote is for 425 Macbooks. Apple Inc. is a sole source provider of Apple computers for K-12; therefore, we did not need to go out for a quote or a request for proposals (RFP).
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.