HomeMy WebLinkAbout18850 - staff agenda report-new fund 517Kittitas County
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Staff Report
Agenda Date: January 17, 2017
Action Requested: Request the Board approve a Resolution Establishing Fund 517 -
Computer Replacement Internal Service Fund
Background: The Board of County Commissioners authorized the Information
Technology Department to participate in a Lean Kaizen through the
State Auditor’s office in August of 2015.
On August 7, 2015 the Lean Academy Team recommended to the
Board of County Commissioners to implement the Computer Rotation to
create a computer equipment rental program (ERR) which will meet the
board’s requirement of a consistent and predictable annual computer
rotation costs.
The Director of Information Services presented to the Board of County
Commissioners at a special meeting on May 24, 2016 two options on
the computer rotation:
Option 1 - Computer Rotation Equipment Rental & Revolving
Fund (ER&R fund), or
Option 2 - Normalize Over Time
The Board of County Commissioners passed a motion to accept Option
1, and;
During the 2017 Preliminary budget process departments were
instructed to include in their budgets payments into this fund.
Effective 2017, this fund is created to start billing departments/funds for
the rotation of the computers, monitors, etc.
Recommendation:
Request approval of a Resolution Establishing Fund 517 – Computer
Replacement Internal Service Fund
Handling: Copy to Judy Pless
Copy to Brett Wachsmith
Attachments: Resolution Establishing the Fund
Lead Staff Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager
Kittitas County Auditor’s Office