ORDINANCE NO. 990304

Authorizing a contract for a term of six months with Spencer Reed Group, Inc. for up to $120,960.00 for technical support and maintenance of mainframe and network computer platforms and authorizing expenditure of previously appropriated funds in the amount of $120,960.00.

WHEREAS, City employees with the necessary technical skills to serve as the database administrator for computer applications crossing both DB2 (mainframe ) and ORACLE (networking) platforms have left public service; and

WHEREAS, administration of these platforms is essential to operate applications such as those used in Water, Revenue, for payroll, the GIS, ADAPT 2000, the budget system (BRASS), NT, and the human resources/financial application used by Aviation; NOW, THEREFORE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Information Technology is authorized to execute, on behalf of the City, a contract for a term of six months with Spencer Reed Group for up to $120,960.00 for database administration services in a form substantially like that attached as Exhibit A.

Section 2. That the Director of Information Technology is further authorized to expend up to the sum of $120,960.00 from funds previously appropriated to the following account to satisfy the cost of this contract including necessary modifications and contingencies:

99-100-018-1800-B Information Technology $120,960.00

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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