Record No: CB 118451    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 118451
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 8/3/2015
Ordinance No: Ord 124823
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Summit Re-Implementation project in the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; amending Ordinance 124648, which adopted the 2015 Budget; establishing the 2016 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund; authorizing the loan of funds from the City's Consolidated (Residual) Cash Pool, or its participating funds, in the amount of $22,000,000, to the 2016 and 2017 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Funds for bridge financing of the Summit Re-Implementation project; establishing a budget control level in the 2016 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund; increasing appropriations in the 2016 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
Sponsors: Nick Licata
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Ord 124823
CITY OF SEATTLE
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Summit Re-Implementation project in the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; amending Ordinance 124648, which adopted the 2015 Budget; establishing the 2016 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund; authorizing the loan of funds from the City's Consolidated (Residual) Cash Pool, or its participating funds, in the amount of $22,000,000, to the 2016 and 2017 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Funds for bridge financing of the Summit Re-Implementation project; establishing a budget control level in the 2016 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund; increasing appropriations in the 2016 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

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WHEREAS, the City's Financial Management and Accountability Program (FinMAP) was initiated in 2011 through City Council Resolution 31332 to strengthen financial management policies and procedures and includes the Summit Re-Implementation (SRI) project; and
WHEREAS, Summit is the City's financial management information technology system, built with Oracle's PeopleSoft product line, and vendor support has expired for the City's PeopleSoft version 8.8, leaving Summit at significant risk for potential system failure since it is incompatible with new versions of certain supporting software; and
WHEREAS, the Executive has endorsed a scope for implementation of the SRI project that will: make progress on standardizing departments' use of Summit, optimize the City's chart of accounts; transition to a project-centric accounting model; re-engineer City business processes and department systems to take advantage of PeopleSoft functionality; and implement the Procure to Pay module for certain departments; and
WHEREAS, the Council provided authorization for debt financing through limited tax general obligation (LTGO) bonds in 2013 and 2014 for the SRI development phase; and
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