City of Columbus - File #: 2087-2004

• File #: 2087-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/12/2004
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 11/29/2004
• Final action: 12/1/2004
• Title: To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a contract with Daystar Computer Systems, Inc. for the support and maintenance of Legistar, the city's established citywide electronic system for creating and submitting legislation; and to authorize the expenditure of $26,547.50 from the General Permanent Improvement Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($26,547.50)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/1/2004	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
11/30/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/29/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/29/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/18/2004	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/18/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/18/2004	1	Council Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/17/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2004	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/17/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/16/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
11/16/2004	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/16/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/15/2004	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/12/2004	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/12/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT (approver)	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2004	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/12/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

This legislation authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a contract with Daystar Computer Systems, Inc. for the continued support and maintenance of Legistar, the city's established citywide electronic system for creating and submitting legislation.

FISCAL IMPACT: Money to be spent from 2001 funds set aside for the development and installation of the Legistar software application (Ord. #2046-01 / Auditor's Certificate #AC011156).

Title

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a contract with Daystar Computer Systems, Inc. for the support and maintenance of Legistar, the city's established citywide electronic system for creating and submitting legislation; and to authorize the expenditure of $26,547.50 from the General Permanent Improvement Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($26,547.50)

Body

WHEREAS, in December 2001, the City entered into a contract with Daystar Computer Systems, Inc. for the planning, design and installation of the Legistar software application, and

WHEREAS, the duties of the City Clerk include receiving, processing and maintaining all legislation submitted to her office for consideration by City Council, and

WHEREAS, the City Clerk desires to enter into this contract with Daystar Computer Systems, Inc. for the support and maintenance of Legistar, the city's established citywide electronic system for creating and submitting legislation, creating and maintaining Council Agendas and Journals, recording Council votes, and assisting in the production of the City Bulletin, and

WHEREAS, the City has seen a great benefit to using the application and has translated into real dollar savings totaling over $120,000 per year for the Clerk's Office alone,

WHEREAS, all City departments and offices have benefited greatly from using the application and have realized considerable time savings in processing legislation, and

WHEREAS, entering into the said contract with Daystar will allow the City to continue t...