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Clerk 09/09/2003
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A MOTION approving the finance and business operations division revised report on establishing an equipment replacement plan for the finance services internal service fund and requesting the executive to develop a plan to standardize and centralize personal computers and file servers.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 14517 contains a proviso requiring the finance and business operations division to develop an equipment replacement report by June 1, 2003 that includes the following elements:
A. An inventory of existing equipment;
B. A description of the function the equipment performs;
C. The age and useful life of the equipment;
D. Equipment replacement standards;
E. A prioritization list;
F. Schedule and budget for replacement of the equipment; and
G. A proposal for establishing an equipment replacement reserve, and
WHEREAS, the finance and business operations division has submitted a report by June 1, 2003 addressing the items identified in the budget proviso;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
A report addressing the equipment replacement needs and establishing an equipment replacement reserve policy titled a King County Department of Executive Services - Finance and Business Operations Division Equipment Replacement and Funding Revised Plan - Dated September 8, 2003 for the financial services fund is hereby approved.
The executive is commended in his efforts to develop personal computer standards for the department of executive services and countywide through the technology governance process and for review and approval by the chief information officer.
The executive is requested to develop an equipment replacement plan and funding policy that would standardize and centralize both personal computer and file server replacement within the technology units within the department of executive services. The plan shall be forwarded to council by July 1, 2004.
The executive is encouraged to develop countywide personal computer and file
server standards for equipment replacement and centralization that are reviewed and approved through the technology governance process.