REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Presentation, review and approval of the April 21, 2021 Budget Soundings (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
BOC assessment and approval of budget soundings request is required by the County's budget resolution approved by the BOC.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
All Districts ?
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
The April 21, 2021 Soundings request is submitted for your review and approval. Below is a brief summary of each request and related justification.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA: OPEN AND RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
* Modify the 2021 Annual Hardware and Software Maintenance and Support List -
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The BOC approval is requested to modify the Annual Hardware and Software Maintenance List (AML) approved as part of the FY2021 Adopted Budget. The requested changes will be funded within the existing departments' budget and will not result in any budget adjustments.
Three departments are requesting changes at this time; Information Technology, Office of Strategic Planning, and Senior Services.
There are two requests from Information Technology. The first request is to add NewCom Wireless; this is a result of a change in billing. NewCom Wireless will no longer be billed through an existing vendor, Superion/Central Square. The second request is to increase the spending authority for Emergent. Due to Covid-19 and the need to work virtually, additional licenses were added to allow county staff to edit Adobe documents and electronically s...
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