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It is uncertain as to whether the City Council has ever taken a formal action on where to earmark tower
<br />rental fees. However, the actual use of those revenues has been regularly communicated through the annual
<br />budget process as well as other public discussions. That being said, it is conceivable that a previous policy
<br />decision was made to earmark these funds towards information technology to ensure that all City functions
<br />benefit from these rental fees.
<br />Tower rental (lease) monies are the City's primary funding source for the provision of email, internet
<br />access, computers, printers, software, network servers and switches, security systems, data backup drives,
<br />and more. It also pays for approximately 2.5 FTE Support Staf£ The following table provides a
<br />breakdown of the City's 2010 information technology costs and their applicable funding source.
<br />Sources of Funds
<br />Wireless antenna lease payments
<br />Contributions from contract agencies
<br />Transfer from the License Center
<br />Transfer from the Water Department
<br />Propertytaxes
<br />Uses of Funds
<br />Personal Services
<br />Supplies & Materials
<br />Other Services & Charges
<br />Capital Outlay
<br />Contract
<br />Roseville A e� ncies Total
<br />$ 296,000 $ - $ 296,000
<br />- 669,000 669,000
<br />50,000 - 50,000
<br />25,000 - 25,000
<br />50,000 - 50,000
<br />Total $ 421,000 $ 669,000 $ 1,090,000
<br />$ 185,000 $ 613,900 $ 798,900
<br />12,300 - 12,300
<br />122,500 - 122,500
<br />132,000 - 132,000
<br />Total $ 451,800 $ 613,900 $ 1,065,700
<br />As is shown in the table, the revenues derived from wireless lease agreements are used to pay for
<br />Roseville's IT supplies, hardware, software, etc. The revenues derived from partnerships with other
<br />agencies are used almost exclusively to provide IT Support to those agencies.
<br />These partnerships help the City spread its fixed costs over a larger service area. Absent these partnerships,
<br />the City's costs for network servers, switches, etc, would be much larger. These partnerships also allow the
<br />City to maintain a larger complement of IT Staff than if we were to go it alone. And although most of the
<br />added Staff spends the majority of their time servicing other agencies, it does afford the City the flexibility
<br />to direct 8 full-time Staff to respond to emergencies, high-priority proj ects, or system-wide troubleshooting
<br />needs.
<br />City Staff will be available to answer any Council inquiries.
<br />POLICY �BJECTIVE
<br />Not applicable.
<br />FINANCIAL IMPACTS
<br />For 2010, tower rental fees are expected to total approximately $290,000. These monies are used to support
<br />citywide purchases of information technology hardware and software, as well as IT Support Staff.
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