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FC CASE <br /> <br />RECEIVE PROPOSAL FROM DYNAMIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO <br />PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES TO DEVELOP A TECHNOLOGY PLAN <br />FOR THE CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> Kim Moore-Sykes, Assistant City Administrator <br /> <br />Background: <br />For more than a year, Staff has been trying to develop a technology plan to meet current <br />and emerging needs of the City. In meeting with the Council at several worksessions to <br />discuss this issue, it has become apparent that this is a bigger project than originally <br />anticipated because of the quickly changing nature of electronic technology and limited <br />resources. The Community is also aware of the City's lack of electronic access and Staff <br />has received comments about the need to be more communicative electronically. <br /> <br />At a recent community meeting, Staff was given information about Barry Johnson, who <br />assisted a local company in determining their technology needs. Mr. Johnson then <br />assisted them with the implementation of a plan that would meet those needs. Staff <br />talked with the executives of this company who were involved with this process and who <br />also worked with Mr. Johnson. Their staff spoke very favorably of Mr. Johnson and his <br />firm, calling his work "honest and straightforward". <br /> <br />Observations: <br />Staff met with Mr. Johnson as a result of this information. His company, Dynamic <br />Information Systems, is a 45-employee information systems firm that provides clients <br />with consultation and implementation services in web development, information <br />management and retrieval. Staff discussed several of the projects that the City has with <br />Mr. Johnson. He indicated that his firm is well situated to assist the City in developing a <br />technology plan. Mr. Johnson reported that he would be the project manager and would <br />be working closely with the City on this project. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson's Curriculum Vitae and his proposal are attached for Council's <br />consideration. <br /> <br />Committee Action: <br />Recommend to the City Council that they approve and accept the proposal for $2,000 as <br />submitted by Barry Johnson, Dynamic Information Systems, LLC to assist City Staff in <br />developing a technology plan to implement the City's IT projects. <br /> <br />Council Action: <br />Motion to accept the Finance Committee's recommendation to accept Mr. Barry <br />Johnson's proposal to assist City Staff in developing a technology plan to implement the <br />City's IT projects. <br /> <br /> <br />