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A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH GRANICUS, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF A DIGITAL ENCODER AND THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE FOR THE ENCODING APPLIANCE SOFTWARE FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
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WHEREAS, Granicus, Inc. owns Legistar software which is currently being utilized by the Office of City Clerk to provide public access to agenda items, minutes, resolutions, ordinances and videos for City Council meetings as well as the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the current encoder which allows access to Legistar is out-of-date and needs to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, Granicus submitted a proposal dated January 25, 2019 for the Granicus encoding appliance hardware, setup, configuration, and annual service subscription.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
Section 1: The City of Jonesboro will enter into an agreement with Granicus for a encoding appliance software, setup, configuration in the amount of $4,500.00 for the digital encoder hardware and an additional cost of $1,200.00 annually for Granicus Encoding Appliance Software fee. The money is to come from the City Clerk's overall 2019 budget with no additional appropriation of funds.
Section 2: The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this agreement.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of March, 2019.