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ORDINANCE NO. 049, 2018
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS J
APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE UTILITY CUSTOMER
SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION FUND FOR CYBER SECURITY AND SYSTEM
ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE UTILITIES CUSTOMER INFORMATION SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the purpose of this item is to appropriate $149,300 from Utilities Customer
Service and Administration Fund Reserves to enhance cybersecurity protection for the Utilities
customer information and billing system (CIS) and improve lifecycle support the system; and
WHEREAS, these funds are needed to proactively address potential security
vulnerabilities and enhance system operations, and guarantee continued accurate billing and
recordkeeping within CIS, as well as avoid costs associated with manual recordkeeping, account
processing, and reactionary installation delays; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council to
appropriate by ordinance at any time during the.fiscal year such funds for expenditure as may be
available from reserves accumulated in prior years, notwithstanding that such reserves were not
previously appropriated; and
WHEREAS, the Financial Officer has determined that the appropriations as described
herein are available and previously unappropriated in the Utility Customer Service and
Administration Fund; and
WHEREAS, the City Council. has determined funding system enhancements for the
Utilities customer information system is needed to guarantee continued accurate and protected
service billing operations and thereby serves a utility purpose beneficial to the ratepayers of each
utility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves
in the Utility Customer Service and Administration Fund the sum of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-
NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($149,300) to address potential
cybersecurity vulnerabilities and lifecycle maintenance issues in the Utilities Customer
Information System.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
April, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of April, A.D. 2018.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of April, A.D. 2018.
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