Title
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funding to Replace Aging Hardware (Ordinance S-45156)
Description
Request authorization for the Phoenix Municipal Court to apply for and accept, in an amount not to exceed $54,000, grant funds from the Arizona Supreme Court-administered Judicial Collection Enhancement Fund (JCEF). Funds will be used to replace a portion of the Court’s aging network printers. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
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Summary
Replacement of aging network printers will help ensure reliability of the Court's business systems by minimizing hardware failure, support requirements, and maintenance costs. In seeking out grant funding through JCEF, aging printers can be replaced with current, supported models without using the City's General Fund. Additionally, leveraging these funds for this purpose has helped to stretch the City's hardware budget further as the Court will make older hardware available to other City departments.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Financial Impact
Funds will be made available in the Phoenix Municipal Court local JCEF account. The Phoenix Municipal Court must submit a funding plan and application to the Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts to secure approval for use of JCEF funds pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Section 12-113. No General Fund dollars will be used.
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This item is recommended by Chief Presiding Judge B. Don Taylor and Deputy City Manager Karen Peters.