Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Office of the City Auditor, Division of Income Tax (herein referred to as “Division”) to increase the funding to an existing contract in order to facilitate the development of an unanticipated enhancement to the e-file/e-pay application developed and hosted by FirstData Government Solutions (herein referred to as “FDGS”). Following the initial development and implementation of the basic application, the Division and FDGS have engaged in the development of ongoing upgrades to better serve taxpayers. FDGS’s contract compliance number 59-2957887-001 expires on 10-24-2015.
The Division has requested that a modification be made to the Division’s existing custom eFile/ePay application that will allow for tax rate adjustments for the jurisdictions and localities that are served under this application. When the jurisdictions or localities implement a tax rate change, there presently is no easy way to do this within the current system. As this enhancement was not contemplated at the time the current FDGS contract was authorized, additional funds are required for its execution.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes an increase of $26,780.00 to the existing contract with FDGS for project management, development, quality assurance testing and installation of this tax rate enhancement to the Division’s custom eFile/ePay application. Funding for these expenditures is budgeted within the Division’s 2015 operating budget.
Emergency action is requested as there is an immediate need to enhance the Division’s custom eFile/ePay application, thereby increasing efficiencies and accurate accounting.
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To authorize the Office of the City Auditor, Division of Income Tax to increase the funding to an existing contract with First Data Government Solutions for development, quality assurance testing and installation of an enhancement to the Division of Income Tax’s custom e-File/e-Pay application; to authorize an i...
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