HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2017.07.19 - 23026MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #17209 July 10, 2017
BY: Commissioner Christine Long, Chairperson, General Government Committee
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/CHILDREN'S VILLAGE — CASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROJECT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Children's Village currently utilizes Monitor case management software;
and
WHEREAS the current system limitations result in inefficient and redundant processes and lacks needed
reporting capabilities; and
WHEREAS the replacement for a new case management system was vetted through the Information
Technology (IT) Leadership Group process and the project is included in the IT Master Plan; and
WHEREAS the replacement case management system was bid out in accordance with Purchasing
policies and procedures; and
WHEREAS the Next Steps case management software was selected and will provide labor efficiencies
and robust reporting capabilities in a Cloud environment; and
WHEREAS the one-time vendor purchase/implementation fee for the Next Steps case management
system is $151,800; and
WHEREAS funding for the one-time vendor purchase/implementation fee is available to be transferred
from the existing Department of Health and Human Services Administrative budget to the Children's
Village budget in the amount of $132,500 and the remaining $19,300 is available within the existing
Children's Village budget; and
WHEREAS the on-going annual maintenance fee for Next Steps case management system is estimated
at $39,900; and
WHEREAS funding for the Next Steps annual maintenance fee is available to be transferred from the
existing Department of Health and Human Services Administrative budget to the Children's Village budget
in the amount of $20,600 and the remaining $19,300 is available within the existing Children's Village
budget.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
Children's Village case management system replacement project
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
Commissioner Christine Long, District #7
Chairperson, General Government Committee
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with KowaII and Woodward absent.
Resolution #17209 July 19, 2017
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.