Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on the purchase of DarkTrace for network security from Fund 710-5040-5770, from one of the following options:
(a) payment of the full three-year term up front through SHI, in an amount not to exceed $127,425.15;
(b) purchase through an alternate vendor that does not require a lease, at an annual cost not to exceed $55,106.43; or
(c) finance through a lease through SHI, which is not covered under the DIR contract and is subject to the addendum prepared by Burnet County legal counsel, at a base cost not to exceed $127,425.15, plus $8,755.05 in interest fees over three years, for a total cost not to exceed $136,180.20, payable in annual installments of $45,393.40. (Collier)