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Agenda 9-02-2003
Mayor Center of Good Env Commissioners Item V G
S. Scott Vandergrift S e Danny Howell, District 1
Scott Anderson, District 2
City Manager Rusty Johnson, District 3
Jim Gleason " Nancy J. Parker, District 4
STAFF REPORT
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: Steven J. Goclon, Chief of Police
DATE: August 25, 2003
RE: AUTHORIZATION TO USE SAVED SERVER MONIES TO PURCHASE
LAPTOP COMPUTERS
ISSUE
Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners authorize the police department to
utilize the remaining monies (approximately $10,000) in the Computer Equipment account(001-521-
00-6405) to allow the purchase of at least 3 (three) additional laptop computers that were not funded
in this fiscal year's budget.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In December 2002, the Mayor and City Commission voted to authorize the Ocoee Police Department
to utilize forfeiture funds not to exceed $22,000 and approximately $5,000 from the Computer
Equipment account (001-521-00-6405) which would have allowed the purchase of a total of 10 (ten)
desktop/laptop computers and related software/equipment that were not funded this fiscal year. There
was $35,000 budgeted and approved in the Computer Equipment account this fiscal year to purchase
the Local Area Network for police along with a keyboard, video, monitor (KVM) switch. The items
ended up costing $10,000 less than what was originally budgeted (not the projected $5000 less) and
because the cost of the 10 (ten) desktop/laptop computers ended up being right at $22,000, only
forfeiture funds were used for the purchase.
As the police department is still trying to purchase laptops for all of its sworn personnel, the
remaining $10,000 could be used to purchase as many laptops as possible to help accomplish this
goal.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve
this request for the police department to utilize the remaining monies (approximately $10,000) in the
Computer Equipment account (001-521-00-6405)to allow the purchase of at least 3 (three) additional
laptop computers that were not funded in this fiscal year's budget.
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