| | | | | | | | REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BOARD MEETING DATE: September 19, 2017
CATEGORY: Consent - General Government-2.
SUBJECT:
Amendment to Contract with Superion for the addition of the COGNOS-Disclosure Management Software
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| | | | | | | | | DEPARTMENT: | Auditor-Controller
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| | | | | | | | Supervisorial District No. : All
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Brian Muir, Auditor-Controller, (530) 225-5541
STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:
Vote Required?
Simple Majority Vote | General Fund Impact?
No Additional General Fund Impact |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an amendment, effective the date of signing, to the agreement with Superion (formerly SunGard Public
Sector) in the amount of $70,783 (with annual advance maintenance fees of $7,457 included) for Cognos Disclosure Management Reporting software licensing and
professional services, retaining the original term through June 30, 2050.
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| | | | | | | | SUMMARY
This amendment will allow for the implementation of the COGNOS-Disclosure Management Reporting Software which will facilitate the preparation of the County’s annual Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
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| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
In May 2015, Shasta County updated the county financial system to the current version, ONESolution. After this upgrade, the vendor supplied financial statements were no longer supported. We have been able to use the supplied statements, but it is becoming increasingly more difficult as we incrementally update the financial system. Implementation of COGNOS-Disclosure Management will allow the County to write new financial statements and integrate the statements with the narratives for the CAFR, ultimately reducing county staff time in preparation. Counties that have implemented this software have experienced up to a 50% reduction in staff time within the second year of implementation.
COGNOS-DM will also be able to be utilized for any reports that are prepared on a recurring basis utilizing multiple databases and narratives.
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| | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVES
The Board may choose not to approve this amendment with Superion. |
| | | | | | | | OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel has approved the amendment as to form. Risk Management and Information Technology have approved the amendment.
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| | | | | | | | FINANCING
The Auditor-Controller's existing fiscal year 17/18 budget took into consideration purchasing this reporting software. No additional General Fund dollars are requested.
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Upload Date | Description | | COGNOS-DM CONTRACT | 9/12/2017 | COGNOS-DM CONTRACT |
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