NUMB:
981245
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. PRATT
TITL:
Substitute resolution relating to expenditure of 1999 capital improvement funds for warranty service and post-implementation support of the City of Milwaukee's Financial Management Information System.
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This substitute resolution specifies certain activities relating to expenditure of 1999 capital improvement funds - $1,750,000 - for warranty service and post-implementation support of the city's Financial Management Information System (FMIS):
1. The Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division shall coordinate a study of on-going FMIS support needs and the appropriate placement of such support with respect to the 2000 budget.
2. A minimum of $100,000 shall be provided from the support budget for training Management Information Services (MIS) staff to support the Oracle database, the Unix operating system and PeopleSoft software products; to train key technical staff in city departments which have databases or systems that will require PeopleSoft interface and to train key business and technical people in city departments outside the Comptroller's Office to enhance department capacity to manage FMIS functional areas.
3. The City Comptroller, prior to expenditure of any training funds, shall present a training plan that identifies critical city training needs and objectives to the Common Council for approval.
4. The City Comptroller shall provide the Common Council with financial and project status reports detailing FMIS implementation progress and key user and system support issues at the first Council meeting in the months of April, July and September 1999.
BODY:
Whereas, The city of Milwaukee has invested $21.6 million in the design and purchase of software and equipment associated with the implementation of a new Financial Management Information System (FMIS); and
Whereas, The new FMIS contains the potential for significantly ...
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