REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRYON HORN, Chief Information Officer
Information Services Department
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***RESOLUTION: Adopt the 50th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2021-178 to appropriate $500,000 for the new established Computer Replacement Fund in the Information Services Department. (Citywide) (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council adopt the 50th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2021-178 to appropriate $500,000 for the new established Computer Replacement Fund in the Information Services Department (ISD).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This item will provide a means to reinstate the replacement plan that was in place prior to 2008 by using $500,000 in funds from ISD's carryover. These funds shall be the initiation of the fund to which departments will then contribute each budget year. In subsequent fiscal years, funding shall be sustained through the City's budget process allowing a predictable plan for ensuring that computers are replaced in a timely manner.
BACKGROUND
Before the downturn of 2008, the City had a computer replacement plan. During this downturn, the replacement plan was disbanded leaving departments and ISD with a lack of funding which, in turn, allowed many computers to become outdated, obsolete, end of life and end of support. During the recent COVID outbreak, ISD was able to replace (utilizing CARES funds) those computers that were no longer supported. Computers that are end of life and end of support are a hindrance to the City in that they do not have the processing power to be able to run newer applications and become security risks since patches and updates are no longer made to the operating systems from which they operate.
With a funded computer replacement plan, the City will no longer be left with unpredictable replacement cycles. Budget constraints have resulted in outdated equipment which, in...
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