Explanation
Background
The City of Columbus has been using Performance accounting and information system now for six years. It is time to provide a solution to the storage and retrieval of information that is needed to be archived from the Performance Production Server. This will allow Performance to continue to function in an optimal environment and still provide vital information to all users in a timely fashion. The City has already established Universal Term Contracts with all the parties that will be providing software and equipment.
Fiscal Impact
$150,000.00 is required and budgeted in the Information Services Bond Sub fund to meet this purpose.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance Director and the City Auditor to enter into various contracts for the purchase of equipment and or service, for the development and implementation of a new data retrieval and reporting process for the Performance System. To authorize the expenditure of $ 150,000.00 from the Department of Technology capital fund; and to declare an emergency($150,000.00)
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That the Department of Finance be and is hereby authorized to establish contract(s) with various vendors for the purchase of software and equipment and the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized to establish contract(s) for consulting or training of same for the implementation of the Performance data retrieval system and to recognize the cost of actual billable hours by Department of Technology.
Section 2. To enter into a contract(s) thru Universal Term Contracts with Premium Software House for Crystal Enterprise, Microsoft for SQL Server Licenses, Smart Solutions for a server, and the Department of Technology billable hours and or training not to exceed $150,000.00.
Section 3. That the expenditure of $150,000.00 or so much as may be needed is hereby authorized from the Department of Technology, department...
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