ORDINANCE NO. 010554

Approving a one year agreement with Flax Business Systems, Inc. for technical services to the Information Technology Department to include Web development, e-commerce initiatives, Web access to City services, KIVA implementation and support, custom Lotus Notes programming, and migration of Lotus Notes applications to OS/390 beginning May 1, 2001, for an amount not to exceed $549,360.00; and authorizing the expenditure of money from funds appropriated for FY2001-2002.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Information Technology is authorized to enter into a one year agreement with Flax Business Systems, Inc. for technical services to include Web development, e-commerce initiatives, Web access to City services, KIVA implementation and support, custom Lotus Notes programming, and migration of Lotus Notes applications to OS/390 beginning May 1, 2001, in a form substantially as that attached as Exhibit 1. The total maximum amount of the contract will not exceed $549,360.00.

Section 2. That the Director of Information Technology is further authorized to expend up to the sum of $549,360.00 from funds previously appropriated for fiscal year 2001-2002:

02-100-018-1000-B Information Technology $549,360.00

Section 3. This ordinance will be effective May 1, 2001, or ten days after passage, whichever is later.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Assistant City Attorney