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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $130,000 00 TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND DECREASING THE
UNRESERVED, UNDESIGNATED GENERAL FUND BALANCE BY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, PRINTERS,
NETWORKING, AND REQUIRED TRAINING FOR THE LAW DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND
REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal
Year 1995-96 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased
appropriations in the General Fund, in the amount of $130,000 00; thereby decreasing the
unrestricted, undesignated Fund Balance by the same amount, for the purpose of funding the
purchase of computer equipment, software, printers, networking, and required training for
the Law Department
SECTION 2
Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid,
inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision,
opinion or judgement shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of
sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full
force and effect
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 12074 and all other ordinances
and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of
this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in
which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are
hereby expressly repealed
SECTION 4
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect and after the date of its
passage, and it is so ordained
APPRD AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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Adopted
Effective
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
04/23/96 G-11465 02DOL 1 of 1
sUS.rECT APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, PRINTERS, NETWORKING, AND REQUIRED
TRAINING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance increasing appropriations in the
General Fund by 5130,000 and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated fund balance by
the same amount, and
2 Authorize the purchase of De11 Pentium computers, printers, a General Purpose Server,
networking and training in the use of the software and hardware associated with the
instaNation of the system
DISCUSSION
The Organizational Analysis Unit IOAU) in conjunction with Information Systems and Services
(ISS) conducted an organizational and needs assessment in the Department of Law OAU, in
close coordination with ISS, determined a need for modernizing and updating the existing
computer system within the Department of Law The majority of computers in the Department
of Law are 286's and, therefore, are not compatible with the software the City currently uses
The Department of Law will use this technology to automate their existing processes Networking
the computers will provide the attorneys and other staff members an improved method for
communication, and increase the efficiency of the Department of Law
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon adoption of the attached appropriations
ordinance, funds will be available in the current operating budget of the General Fund Upon
completion of this recommendation, the unreserved, undesignated fund balance of the General
Fund will be 529,075,023
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
GGO1 541370 0121000 $130,000.00 APPRQVED
Charles Boswell 8511 CITY ~4UNC~L
Originating Department Head:
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Paul Sweitzer 8507 (from)
For Additional Information City Searatary of th®
City of Fort Worth, Toxi-f
Contact:
Paul Sweitzer 8507
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