Selectmen review vendor‑agnostic phone system analysis; no decision on emergency lines

At the June 16 meeting the Greenland Board of Selectmen reviewed a staff recommendation to engage Blue Sky Communications — described in the meeting as a vendor‑agnostic telephone consultant — to evaluate and recommend replacements for the town’s in‑house phone system.

Staff described Blue Sky as a consultant who shops quotes among about 200 vendors and provides installation and training after selection. The consultant’s fee would be paid by the vendor chosen under a lease program; staff stated phones are not ‘‘zero cost’’ but that the proposal is structured as a lease. The board was told the project covers the day‑to‑day phone system used in offices, and that hardwired lines for police, fire and building alarms would be handled separately and could be ported into a cloud‑based account if needed.

Why it matters: the phone system supports town operations and interdepartmental communications. Selectmen agreed staff should collect multiple vendor proposals (three were suggested) and return with comparative analyses and cost estimates before any contract is awarded.

Board direction: staff to obtain proposals from multiple vendors, request cost estimates and clarify how emergency/hardwired lines would be treated if ported into a cloud system. No vendor selection or contract was approved at the June 16 meeting.