Jackson County Missouri - File #: 5090

• File #: 5090
• Version: 0
• Name: Transfer and appropriation for Recorder of Deeds Software
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/16/2018
• In control: Finance and Audit Committee
• On agenda: 4/16/2018
• Final action: 4/30/2018
• Title: AN ORDINANCE transferring $4,125.00 within and appropriating $115,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2018 Recorder's Technology Fund and awarding a contract for the furnishing of software updates for use by the Recorder of Deeds, Collection, and Assessment Departments to Thomson Reuters of Portage, MI, as a sole source purchase.
• Sponsors: Tony Miller
• Indexes: RECORDER OF DEEDS, RECORDER'S TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE/HARDWARE, TRANSFERRING
• Related files: 5062, 21178, 20954

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/30/2018	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
4/30/2018	0	Finance and Audit Committee	recommend for perfection	Pass
4/30/2018	0	County Legislature	perfect	Pass
4/30/2018	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
4/24/2018	0	County Legislature	Go To 2nd Perfection	Pass
4/23/2018	0	Finance and Audit Committee	hold	Pass
4/17/2018	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
4/16/2018	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


Title
AN ORDINANCE transferring $4,125.00 within and appropriating $115,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2018 Recorder's Technology Fund and awarding a contract for the furnishing of software updates for use by the Recorder of Deeds, Collection, and Assessment Departments to Thomson Reuters of Portage, MI, as a sole source purchase.


Intro
ORDINANCE NO. 5090, April 16, 2018

INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator


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WHEREAS, the Recorder of Deeds, Collection, and Assessment Departments are all operating on antiquated software systems; and,

WHEREAS, the Assessment Department purchased the CAMA system in 1997 from Sigma Systems, the Collection Department purchased the Ascend system in 1998 from ASIX Corporation, and the Recorder of Deeds Department purchased the Anthem system in 2001 from Hart Intercivic; and,

WHEREAS, all of these software packages were acquired by Manatron in 2007 and Manatron was then acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2011; and,

WHEREAS, in the not-too-distant future Thomson Reuters will cease its support to these legacy CAMA, Ascend, and Anthem software packages for these departments; and,


WHEREAS, Thomson Reuters has developed an updated proprietary software package for the recorder of deeds, collection, and assessment functions called "Aumentum"; and,

WHEREAS, the acquisition of the Aumentum package from the County's current software provider will greatly simplify data conversion issues inherent in the fielding of a new system; and,

WHEREAS, the Recorder of Deeds Department is requesting the immediate acquisition of the Aumentum software package from Thomsen Reuters to replace the outdated Anthem software; and,

WHEREAS, the Assessment and Collection Departments are requesting the award of a intent to proceed contract with Thomson Reuters to update the CAMA and Ascend software programs; and,

WHEREAS, the anticipated implementation of the software packa...