HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2004.07.22 - 27522MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #04152 June 17, 2004
BY: General Government Committee, William Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — THIN CLIENT COMPUTING PROPOSAL
PHASE 2
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Department of Information Technology has identified Thin Client computing as a strategy
for the execution of commonly used application software on a group of servers allowing the end-user
devices to be a low end personal computer or Thin Client device and has recognized Thin Client
computing as means to control future operating costs; and
WHEREAS Thin Client computing allows County wide application software upgrades to be performed in a
timely manner and Thin Client computing devices require less hours for service and support; and
WHEREAS Thin Client computing provides many other benefits such as improving the ability to manage
software licenses, increased flexibility in disaster recovery planning, extension of the useful life of the
current computer hardware; and
WHEREAS Thin Client computing can reduce energy consumption by using Thin Client devices and Thin
Client computing increases data security by centralizing data storage for backup and anti-virus protection;
and
WHEREAS Phase 1 is approximately 95% complete and is estimated to be $21,600 under budget
resulting in the successful implementation of 285 Thin Client conversions achieving a first year return on
investment of $31,012.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
implementation of Thin Client Computing Phase 2.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster absent.
Resolution #04152 June 17, 2004
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk
Resolution #04152 July 22, 2004
Moved by Scott supported by Knollenberg the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, Knollenberg, KowaII, Law, Long,
McMillin, Middleton, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Webster,
Wilson, Zack, Bullard. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on July 22, 2004
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 22nd day of July, 2004.