Item 4K Memo CITY OF
SOUTHLAKI
MEMORANDUM
(June 14, 2017)
To: Shana Yelverton, City Manager
From: Greg Hendricks, Director of Information Technology
Subject: Consent agenda item 4K - Approve telecom expenses for Verizon
Wireless services in an amount not to exceed $143,000.
Action
Requested: Approve in-budget expenses of $143,000 for Verizon
Wireless telecom services required for single-vendor
spending above $50,000.
Background
Information: Verizon Wireless provides wireless communications for
mobility including DPS vehicles accessing Firehouse Mobile
Response, Firehouse Inspector, and Crimes Mobile.
Support personnel and the Emergency Operations Center
(EOC) personnel also leverage these services as well for
remote access to all internal services. This will continue to
increase with enhancements to back-office services increase
their mobile presence.
Financial
Considerations: The projected year-end expenses for Verizon services are
expected to be within the budgeted amount of $143,000
(General Fund). Working with Verizon Wireless we continue
to streamline services meeting requirements for mobility.
This spend maintains a $5000 reduction from our peak in
FY2015 of$148,000.
Strategic Link: 136 — "Optimize Use of Technology" — enables the IT
department to efficiently enable control and mobility
requirements.
134 — "Provide High Quality Customer Service through
sustainable business practices" — enables IT to support and
quickly enable mobile applications improving customer
service internally and externally.
Citizen Input/
Board Review: Not Applicable
Legal Review: Not Applicable
Alternatives: 1) Approve as proposed.
2) Reject — cancel account services and severely limit mobile
services and automation services.
Honorable Mayor and City Council
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Supporting
Documents: None
Staff Recommendation: Approve item as proposed
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