Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Mark Church, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder & Chief Elections Officer
Subject: Agreement with Easy Access, Inc. for Software Maintenance and Support
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to agreement with Easy Access, Inc., extending the period of software maintenance and support for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, for an amount not to exceed $119,005.
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BACKGROUND:
The Easy Access, Inc. Information and Data Management System stores and processes the ownership and valuation data from which the Assessor produces the annual assessment rolls for secured and unsecured properties within the county. The system also serves the functions of the County Controller and County Tax Collector in the administration of the property tax, the primary revenue sources for county and local governing bodies.
In 1996, the Department entered into an Agreement (Reso. 60069, 3/12/96) with Easy Access, Inc. (EAI) for the licensing, customization, implementation, and continuing maintenance and user support of EAI's proprietary data management software system. Contract amendments enabled full implementation in June 2000 (Reso. 62446, 12/1/98; Reso. 62856, 16/15/99; Reso. 63304, 1/4/00; Reso. 63640, 6/6/00). Further amendments provided for software revisions and upgrades to satisfy evolving requirements (Reso. 63886, 8/22/00; Reso. 64275, 3/6/01; Reso. 67827, 2/28/06; Reso. 68842, 7/10/17) as well as consecutive extensions of maintenance and support services. Subsequent annual extensions of maintenance and support services were below the $100,000 limit that requires this Board's review.
The proposed extension of $119,005 for software maintenance and support currently exceeds the $100,000 threshold for Board approval. The cost increase for software maintenance and support is due to the expansion of system functi...
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