HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06051984 - F.4 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Finance Committee COtltra
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DATE: June 4, 1984 �m
SUBJECT: Use of Land Information System by Other Public Agencies
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) $ BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Our county should provide its Automated Land Information System software,
free of charge, to other public agencies within California, when requested.
BACKGROUND
The County's Automated Land Information System has been and is continuing
to be developed by in-house, county staff and totally at county expense.
Other public jurisdictions have reviewed the system and expressed interest
in it. Recently staff from Santa Barbara County conducted a two day on-
site review of the Land Information System and subsequently requested that
our county provide them with the system software. Inasmuch as the system
has been developed as an in-house, county funded effort, the issue of
providing the system software, free of charge, to other agencies was
referred to our Committee for review.
On May 21, 1984 our Committee met with the County Auditor-Controller, the
Office Services Manager .(Data Processing) , the Director of the Land
Information System Project, and staff of the Office of the County Administra-
tor to discuss this matter. It was learned that it has been common practice
among public agencies within the State to exchange information and computer
software among themselves at no charge to the requesting agency. This has
proven to be beneficial in that agencies are able to draw upon the experience
and development efforts of each other and, in some cases, work cooperatively
to improve automated systems to their mutual benefit. It does not appear
desirable for our county to begin to charge other public jurisdictions for
software developed by our county.
The request by Santa Barbara County for receipt of the Land Information
System software should be granted. Staff of the Data Processing Division
and the Land Information System will discuss with Santa Barbara County
staff the possibility of that county performing some improvements or
modifications of the software which would be of mutual benefit.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF CO AD STRATOR xx RECOMMEND TION BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OT
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SIGNATURE(S) S R. Schroder Supervisor S. W. McPeak
ACTION OF OOARD ONr JLine 5 , 1984 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
Also REQUESTED staff to prepare a policy procedure in which the jurisdiction
receiving the software agrees to absorb any costs that they would have to
incur relative to adapting the software to their data processing system;
Contra Costa County would receive any monies derived from the marketing of
the software by the recipient jurisdiction.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Director of Planning ATTESTED 7�
Public Works Director J.R. OGISSON. COUNTY CLERK
Assessor AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE'BOARD
Auditor-Controller
Land Information Systems 0 0 3 2.1.
M3e2/7.bounty Administrator BY , DEPUTY