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• SUBSCRIBER is responsible for all maintenance and repair of SUBSCRIBER-owned radios. Repair and maintenance shall be performed only at repair facilities approved in advance by COUNTY. COUNTY will provide this listing to SUBSCRIBER. 3.4 Special Event/Emer ency Radios COUNTY will maintain a fleet of radios which will be made available to SUBSCRIBER, generally on a first come first serve basis, for temporary assignment for special events, response to emergencies, or other similar events. SUBSCRIBER may also access these radios to replace aSUBSCRIBER-owned radio taken out of service by SUBSCRIBER for maintenance or repair. If there are more requests for these radios than can be accommodated, COUNTY will prioritize allocations. 3.5 Allocation of Subsvstem Resources COUNTY will allocate to SUBSCRIBER, on a fair and non-discriminatory basis, sufficient Subsystem resources including, but not limited to, Talk Groups, Announcement Groups, Radio Unit IDs, and Alias IDs, in order to provide SUBSCRIBER with an equivalent grade of service afforded to other comparable Subsystem Subscribers. 3.6 Monitoring of SUBSCRIBER Talk Groups COUNTY will periodically monitor talk groups allocated to SUBSCRIBER for SUBSCRIBER'S internal use for Subsystem management purposes including but not limited to maintenance, troubleshooting, performance assessments, unusual traffic patterns (sudden jump in usage), and policy and procedure compliance checks. COUNTY monitoring of SUBSCRIBER'S talk groups may occur at any time, for any duration, may be without notice, and is subject to recording. • 3.7 Radio Operator Training COUNTY will provide SUBSCRIBER with access to end user radio training instructional materials provided to COUNTY from the Metropolitan Radio Board or other sources for the deployment of radios included in SUBSCRIBER'S initial purchase, at no cost to SUBSCRIBER. Once the initial training is provided, SUBSCRIBER will be responsible for the cost of training new employees and for providing refresher training. COUNTY and SUBSCRIBER may agree to provide future training cooperatively. 3.8 Database Administration COUNTY will manage and administer the Subsystem database records containing the information related to inventory, configuration, programming history, software version control, radio IDs, service levels, and statistical usage analysis, for SUBSCRIBER-owned radios used on the Subsystem. 3.9 Radio Station Licenses COUNTY shall hold and administer all FCC licenses on behalf of all Subscribers of the Subsystem. SUBSCRIBER shall operate as authorized mobile, portable and control station units under COUNTY'S FCC radio station licenses. 4. SUBSYSTEM OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 4.1 Department Division COUNTY shall operate and manage the Subsystem under the direction of a System Manager as a division within the Office of the Ramsey County Manager. This division will include all aspects of Subsystem planning, operations, maintenance, and management. • 4.2 Division Units As a unit within the division, Subsystem Operations and Maintenance will deal with the Subsystem backbone including network connections, base radio stations, antennas, microwave and fiber optic 3a