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Resolution to Approve Schedule 4 of the Interagency Four-Year Agreement for a Shared Infrastructure Manager (Not to Exceed $326,308.00)
Memorandum
Your approval is requested for a 48-month extension to the current service agreement with Washtenaw County for Information Technology Management Services. In July 2009, City Council approved Resolution R09-0674, which authorized the first 23 months of a service agreement with Washtenaw County for a shared Infrastructure Manager. Under the agreement, three to four City employees responsible for Infrastructure Administration and Support are managed by the County IT manager responsible for the same IT function within Washtenaw County's Information Technology Department.
The advantages of this resource sharing arrangement have included a reduced staffing burden for the City and County, and consistence in leadership and management for staff performing similar functions at the City and County - which remains to be particularly important to the success of the future collaboration efforts.
On May 2, 2011, City Council approved an InterAgency Agreement for Collaborative Technology and Services with Washtenaw County and AATA (R-11-180). It is the City’s intent to bring all prior agreements with these entities for technology and services under the terms of the InterAgency Agreement. Under Schedule 4 Washtenaw County will continue to provide an existing County Information Technology Manager to the City to serve as a City Information Technology Manager 50% of their time. The City will provide this County employee with office space within the City's Information Technology Service Unit, give direction and oversight pertaining to the County manager's role in City IT and provide 50% of the County employee's salary and benefit costs, not to exceed $81,577 annually.
The term for Schedule 4 is 48 months, concluding at the end of FY2015. Funds to cover the services are planned for and will be budgeted in each fiscal y...
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