SUBSTITUTE                                                                                                  ADOPTED - MAY 23, 2006

Agenda Item No. 7

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH THE JASPER GROUP FOR MAINTENANCE ON THE UNISYS MAINFRAME

RESOLUTION #06-134

WHEREAS, Ingham County currently pays $84,946.56 for maintenance on its Unisys Mainframe; and

WHEREAS, the Unisys mainframe is now only being used for access to legacy data; and

WHEREAS, by signing a contract with the Jasper Group the County would be able to save $35,965.56 a year.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,  that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorize a contract with the Jasper Group for maintenance on the Unisys mainframe in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for one year and that the contract can be extended for an additional one-year period, with the total amount not to exceed $100,000 for the two year period.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chair and the County Clerk to sign any necessary contract documents after approval as to form by the County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas:  Schor, De Leon, Holman, Copedge, Severino, Vickers

Nays:  None    Absent:  None        Approved 5/16/06

FINANCE: Yeas:  Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan

Nays:  None           Absent:  None        Approved 5/17/06