CCAgenda_03Jul9 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

POLICY ITEM: G1 7/9/03 ITEM: Consideration of a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Roseville to Provide Computer Services to the City of Falcon Heights SUBMITTED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator EXPLANATION: Summary: The City of Falcon Heights has contracted for consultant services to provide network support for the city's computer network and web site hosting service over the past several years. In 2002, the city's long-time consultant retired, leaving the city without computer support. In addition, the city does not have adequate staff resources to provide these services in-house. In 2002, as part of the 2003 budgeting process, the Council directed staff to look for cooperative service arrangements with other cities to provide needed services. In the past year, the city has contracted with the City of Little Canada for building inspection services, as well as continued our longstanding contract with Lauderdale for the provision • of fire service. This arrangement will allow our city to take advantage of the expertise and staffing of Roseville, while receiving the needed services to keep our computer network running smoothly. Additionally, this will enable Falcon Heights to have computer network redundancy in case of the loss of our internal network. The cost of this joint powers arrangement is $8,700 per annum. In 2001, the city paid 10,721 and in 2002, the city spent $3,807 on outside consultants, for a total of $14,528 over those two years. We budgeted $6,000 for technical support in 2003. In addition, we have one part- time staff person, who on top of her regular duties in the planning and zoning/code enforcement, handles some of our network issues internally. Because of her increased workload over the past year, it makes sense that we transfer the responsibility for network management to Roseville, and enable her to focus more on her duties in planning and zoning and code enforcement. This arrangement will be cost effective and more efficient for our small city. Meets Budget Goal 4: To provide a responsive and effective city government. Strategy 5: Effectively manage the city's consulting and personnel resources. ATTACHMENT: • Draft Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Roseville for network services ACTION REQUESTED: • • Discussion. Motion to approve the Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Roseville for network services /S