Title
2015 Technology Budget and Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Determine 2015 Technology Projects Funding Level
City Manager Recommendation:
Review the proposed projects and recommend $200,000 in funding from 2014 year end savings.
Report
Issue:
Finance Committee has requested a discussion of the $200,000 annual allocation for technology projects.
Presenter(s):
Shawn Ward, IT Services LOB Director, Administrative Services, 360.753.8069
Background and Analysis:
Technology is funded through a variety of sources within the City's budget. IT Operations and Maintenance are by the City's general fund, the Technology Life Cycle program is funded through interfund charges to each departments operating budget, a small number of projects are funded directly by the departments and finally the IT Planning and Implementation program is funded by contributions from both Utility funds and general fund year end savings. It is the IT Planning and Implementation program which has not been funded for 2015.
2015 IT Operations and Maintenance:
$ 2,918,455 (001 General Fund)
IT Services staff are responsible for the maintenance, implementation, procurement, planning, and support of technology throughout the City. Hardware support includes all personal computers, laptops, scanners, printers, fax machines, networked copiers, servers, switches, routers, fiber optics, phones, unified communications, internet access, data storage, data backup/recovery, virus protection, spam filtering, and network security. Software support includes multiple enterprise applications, operating systems, productivity, geographic information systems (GIS), imaging, recreation, public safety, engineering and specialized software applications. Technical support includes technology consulting, project management, procurement, business process re-engineering, and general information. All of these services are supported through a centralized Service Desk.
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