APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS FROM
THE OAKLAND FUND IN AN AM OUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO
HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($202,500) FOR A COMPREHENSIVE INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE
CITY OF OAKLAND'S TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, technology, including both systems and data, is the underlying infrastructure that connects multiple departments and agencies together and the basis upon which many of the City of Oakland’s basic services depend; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland operates numer ous software, hardware, and digital systems across its departments, many of which are not consistently integrated with one another; and
WHEREAS, recent City Council hearings on citywide staffing have identified significant technology barriers in the City's recruiting and hiring processes, including disconnected systems that require extensive manual processing and paper-based workflows between departments; and
WHEREAS, the City’s contracting and procurement process faces comparable technology challenges, with manual workflows spanning re quisition, solicitation, vendor selection, contract execution, compliance monitoring, and payment; and
WHEREAS, an independent comprehensive technology audit will produce a complete inventory of City technology assets, an end-to -end assessment of integration gaps across City operations, and a prioritized decision matrix to guide remediation efforts; and
WHEREAS, the audit will be conducted by a qu alified and properly vetted independent consulting firm and any contract procured as a result of this funding will follow the Oakland Municipal Code, including returning to Council for approval if waivers of the competitive process or Local/Small Local Business Enterprise program requirements are sought; and
WHEREAS, The Oakland Fund has awarded $202,500 to the City of Oakland to fund the independent technology audit; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates grant funds from The Oakland Fund in an amount not to exceed two hundred two thousand five hundred dollars ($202,500) for the conduct of a co mprehensive independent audit of the City of Oakland's technology systems; and be it
2 FURTHER RESOLVED: That funding will be used for the consulting services contract, related project expenses, and administrative costs associated with the audit; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: The funding will be deposit ed in Fund 2999 – Miscellaneous Grants, Project (TBD); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to complete all required negotiations and documentation required to accept the grant funding.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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