Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology and the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services, to renew an annual subscription service contract for user access licenses and support with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) electronic fire codes, associated with building inspectors and plans examiners in the amount of $27,500.00 (100 users @ $275.00/ea), with a term period of June 28, 2011 through June 27, 2012. Also, this contract will provide for web access for use of numerous NFPA copyright codes and standards materials associated with various aspects of fire prevention and protection. The original agreement was authorized by authority of ordinance 0881-2010, passed by Council June 28, 2010. This is the first renewal associated with that agreement.
For approximately ten years, the Department of Building and Zoning Services began utilizing services from NFPA, associated with the electronic fire codes. At that time, the agency purchased code books for staff utilization. As the code books' cost began to increase, the agency began to research other methods to view and access the necessary data. Out of this research the agency switched to web access for staff. This web access was obtained via a three (3) user license that could be shared among staff. However, the NFPA has restructured their access procedures whereby the Department of Building and Zoning Services can no longer have multi-users sharing access from the three (3) user license. As a result of this restructure, it is necessary to upgrade the current license, thus allowing for the level of needed access and shared access for various staff use. Without the passage of this legislation, the ability to provide accurate, timely, up-to-date fire protection code information to the Department of Building and Zoning Services' user base of building inspectors and plans examiners will not be available.
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