HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-07-28; City Council; 14786; EMPLOYEE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR CAPITAL PURCHASES-r . *
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CITY ATTY. EMPLOYEE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE
CITY MGR.
TITLE:
REQUEST FOR CAPITAL PURCHASES
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Resolution No. 98-253 appropriating funds for purchase of capital equipment.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The Employee Capital Equipment Purchase Plan affords all employees an opportunity to equipment purchases which will help them to perform their jobs more effectively, safely
reduced cost to the City. The employee plan originated in 1993, when virtually all capital ec
purchases were cut from departmental operating budgets because of tight budget cor
Council has authorized over $180,000 in needed capital equipment through this program.
equipment purchases are a necessary investment which can improve public safety,
employee productivity or service levels, and provide value to the City over time.
The Employee Capital Equipment Purchase Plan also provides an opportunity for employe(
involved in the decision-making process. Any employee may submit a capital equipment
generally for items between $1,000 and $25,000. The request must contain documentatior
the purchase will achieve one or more of the following goals:
1) Increase efficiency
2) Save time and/or money
3) Allow the maintenance of service levels with decreased work hours
4) Increase employee safety
5) Increase service levels with the same staffing levels
~ Five employees volunteer to serve on the Committee, one from each service area of the C
Finance Department serves as the Committee facilitator. Committee members are selectet
City Manager and currently consist of the following employees:
Service Area Committee Member
Administration Bill Baer
Community Development Dennis Turner
Community Services Cheryl Hogue
Water and Sewer Dale Schuck
Safety Michael McFadden
Committee Recommendations: During this past period, the Committee submitted the f
recommendations to the City Manager for approval. Each of these requests meets the goals c
time and/or money and increasing efficiency. The following committee recommendatil
submitted for Council consideration.
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1 ) Motorola 2-wav radio $1,200
children on field trips, city events, and dances. He would like to be able to minimiz time spent in coordinating and communicating with other staff member at special e
and activities. The purchase of a set of 6 Motorola 2-way radios would eliminate tt need to rent radios for the city’s 29 events and would increase his efficiency, save
and allow for better communication which will result in improved service to particip
The purchase would save $956, which is the cost for rentals. The radios are “fam
style radios which are on a singular frequency and not like the muliti-frequency 80(
radios used for city-wide communications.
Recreation assistant, Marc BeasIey, supervises several part-time staff members a
FISCAL IMPACT:
Staff recommends the use of General Fund reserves to fund the capital equipment recommer
from the Employee Capital Equipment Committee. This request totals $1,200 and sufficient fL
available in the unreserved General Fund balance.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No, 98-253 appropriating funds for purchase of capital equipment.
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RESOLUTION NO. 98-253
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE
OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS.
WHEREAS, capital equipment purchases are a necessary investment
which can improve public safety, increase employee productivity or service levels, and
provide value to the City of Carlsbad over several years; and
WHEREAS, the Employee Capital Equipment Committee and City
Manager recommend the purchase of capital equipment which will increase employee
efficiency and save time and money; and
WHEREAS, the General Fund has sufficient and available funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad, California as follows:
1. The purchase of the committee-recommended capital equipment
is authorized and $1,200 is appropriated from the General Fund balance.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the 28th day of July , 1998, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Finnila, Nygaard, Kulchin an
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City blerk