Ordinance 14-11(A)(S) Appropriate Funds for the Replacement of Laptop Computers Compatible With Windows 7 for the Fire Department

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                                    City Manager/Fire Chief

ORDINANCE 14-11(A)(S)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2014 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $10,890.54 FROM THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 7 FOR DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

               WHEREAS, The Homer Volunteer Fire Department uses a computerized information management system to collect data and comply with reporting requirements of protected data; and

WHEREAS, Effective April 2014 Microsoft will stop supporting the Windows XP operating system, eliminating security patches and fixes, making the laptops vulnerable to hardware failures and security breaches; and

WHEREAS, Microsoft will replace the Windows XP operating system to Windows 7 necessitating the replacement of three rugged laptops with new models that will run Windows 7 to allow for the secure collection of data, analysis, and reporting of protected data.

               NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

               Section 1. The City Council hereby amends the FY 2014 Operating Budget by appropriating $10,890.54 from the General Fund Balance for the replacement of laptop computers compatible with Windows 7 for secure data collection, analysis, and reporting requirements as follows:

Transfer From:

Account                            Description                                                   Amount

100-0100                          General Fund Balance                             $10,890.54

Section 2.   This is a budget amendment ordinance only, is not permanent in nature, and shall not be codified.

               ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this 10th March, 2014.

CITY OF HOMER
 

                                                                                                         ______________________

                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

_____________________________

JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date: 

Reviewed and approved as to form.

Walt Wrede, City Manager                                                                 Thomas F. Klinkner, City Attorney

Date:                                                                                                             Date:                                                       

Fiscal Note: Noted within ordinance.