AGENDA
MEMO
City
Council
February
16, 2010
ISSUE
STATEMENT
A resolution authorizing the City Administrator
to enter into an agreement with All Information Services, Inc. to provide
Information Technology services for the City of
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
Over
the past six years Sergeant Ed Rentka has provided network and computer support
for Police Department, City Hall and Municipal Services. These duties have kept him from his normal
duties as a Sergeant and required the Police Department to fill his role with
other officers. Initially the City
needed this position full time to bring the system up to date and coordinate
networking with other entities, including DuPage County, but now that this is
complete a full time position is no longer warranted. The best way to move forward is to identify a
company that will be prepared to repair our current equipment and make
recommendations on upgrading and proactively diagnosing future problems. Staff sent out a Request for Proposal to a
variety of different companies. Eight different companies provided proposals, and
staff interviewed the three candidates that most closely matched our
expectations of price, anticipated service level and experience with similar
clients. The staff recommendation is All
Information Services, Inc (AIS). This
company is the provider for several communities similar in size to
STAFF/COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
The
Administrative/Finance Committee recommends approval.
ALTERNATE
CONSIDERATION
Not
approving the resolution would be an alternate consideration.
DECISION
MODE
This
item will be on the February 16, 2010 City Council agenda for formal approval.