Title
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funding for Disaster Recovery Services (Ordinance S-45570)
Description
Request to authorize the Phoenix Municipal Court to apply for $250,000 from the Arizona Supreme Court administered Municipal Fill the Gap (MFTG) fund to continue funding disaster recovery services. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Court uses disaster recovery services to ensure that information technology systems supporting critical Court processes and services can be recovered within a short period of time in the event of a disaster. Current services include: alternate locations; reserved computer systems; planning; and communication tools in North America from which to recover the Court Management System (CMS) in the event that a disaster makes City and Court owned technology infrastructure inoperable.
Financial Impact
Funds will be made available in the Phoenix Municipal Court Municipal Fill the Gap Fund. 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 utilization of funds pursuant to A.R.S. §12-113. No General Fund dollars will be used.
Department
Responsible Department
The item is submitted by Chief Presiding Judge B. Don Taylor III and Deputy City Manager Karen Peters.