HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0683.016 1998-2000 Memorandum
To: Council Member
From: Al Konishi
Date: May 31, 200
RE: Second Request for Addition to 2000-2001 Budget
TV Broadcasts - 010-101-5101.2-115
Amount budgeted for 1999-2000 25,000
Amount in original 2000-2001
budget request: 25,000
Additional Amount Previously Requested: 25,000
Total 50, 000
Revised Total amount required
for 2000-2001 80,000
Additional funds are being requested to provide captioned
broadcasts of committee and Council meetings. A Request for
Proposals was issued pursuant to the State Procurement Code.
Three proposals were received and evaluated. (Only one
submitted an option for "real time" captioning which was found
to be incomplete.) All three proposals exceeded the amount
previously estimated ($50,000) for 2000-2001.
Based on the following assumptions, the amount of $80,000 should
be adequate:
Assumption 1: Five hours will be the maximum length of
each Council meeting and each committee meeting day. If
meetings are shorter, we will be able to keep expenditures
under the requested amount.
Assumption 2: There will be no meetings outside the County
Building. The proposals include per diem and mileage
charges for meetings outside the County building.
Options:
The Council has a number of options relating to this request.
The Council can include the revised amount of $80,000 in the
2000-2001 budget. The Council could also decide on providing a
lesser amount if it elected to tape only Council meetings.
Although it is theoretically possible for the Council to shorten
discussion of issues, I do not think it might be practical to
budget based on an assumption of shorter meetings.
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