City of Milwaukee - File #: 990126

• File #: 990126
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/20/1999
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/2/1999
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to a contract to hire a consultant, to be funded from the 1999 Common Council Contingent Fund, to evaluate the City's Y2K efforts.
• Sponsors: ALD. RICHARDS, ALD. KALWITZ, ALD. PRATT
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, AUTOMATION, CONSULTANTS, CONTINGENT FUND

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/10/1999	2	MAYOR	RETURNED NOT SIGNED
6/2/1999	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:1
6/2/1999	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	16:1
6/2/1999	2	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED	Pass	14:1
6/2/1999	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:1
6/2/1999	1	COMMON COUNCIL	RECONSIDERED; Minutes note: Ald. Pratt moved for reconsideration of this file at the request of the City Comptroller's Office, He wishes to offer a Substitute 2 to make a technical corretion to this file which would appropriate the $125,000 to a special account within the Conntingent Fund, and authorzie the City Clerk to expend the funds appropriated for the consultant.	Pass	14:1
6/1/1999	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/28/1999	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/27/1999	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
5/17/1999	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/21/1999	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
4/20/1999	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
990126
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 2
REF:

XXBY:
ALD. RICHARDS, KALWITZ AND PRATT
TITL:
Substitute resolution relating to a contract to hire a consultant, to be funded from the 1999 Common Council Contingent Fund, to evaluate the City's Y2K efforts.
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This resolution appropriates $125,000 from the 1999 Common Council Contingent Fund to hire a consultant to evaluate the City's Y2K efforts. The consultant will be selected by a 3-member committee consisting of the President of the Common Council, the Chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee and the Chair of the Milwaukee Information Policy Committee. A written report will be submitted to the Common Council within 30 days following the awarding of the contract.
BODY:
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has numerous, interrelated computer systems, many of which are necessary for provision of basic City services; and

Whereas, To date, the City has not received any outside evaluation of its Y2K-compliance efforts; and

Whereas, An outside evaluation would be an indication of the city's proactive steps to reduce and eliminate Y2K-related problems and may reduce the city's potential legal exposure; and

Whereas, City departments are at various levels of Y2K-readiness based upon the 9 standards currently used by the City, ranging from less than 5% to over 80%; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the City Comptroller is authorized and directed to transfer $125,000 from the 1999 Common Council Contingent Fund to a special account within the Contingent Fund established for the purpose of procuring a consultant to evaluate the City's Y2K efforts; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to use said funds for such purpose; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the consultant shall perform the following tasks:

1. Evaluate the City's progress on Y2K compliance for critical services, such as fire...