2001 - Saginaw County

Board of Commissioners February 27, 2001
accurately determining the total cost and time frame needed to
implement the project.
We met with Mr. Miller who informed us as part of the Controller's
reorganization in 2000, GIS became an activity of the ISS
Department effective January 1, 2001. In accessing the status of
the GIS, Mr. Miller determined that the GIS budget is currently at
$400,000. To complete the final digital mapping needed to make the
GIS system fully functional during this budget cycle, Mr. Miller
is requesting an additional appropriation of $390,069. He is also
proposing to delete the current GIS Manager position and utilize
the current ISS Programmer / Operations Manager to manage the day
to day operations of GIS. This would save the County approximately
$80,000 annually. Mr. Miller has experience with GIS, and would
assimilate the other duties previously preformed by the GIS
Manager. (See Attachment B - Proposed Organizational Chart)
During our review of the proposal, Marc McGill, County Controller
recommended that any additional appropriation be limited to
$100,000, and if necessary extend the time-line for completing the
GIS mapping into the next budget cycle. He also suggested using
existing 2001 ISS budget funds that have accrued as a result of
position vacancies.
We recommend the following:
1)The ISS Director be authorized and directed to work with
3DI LLC to determine new projected time-lines for
completion of the Planimetric and Cadastral Mapping for
the GIS project;
2)The Board subsidize the GIS budget with $100,000 from the
Contingency for the Digital Mapping contract with 3DI;
3)An amount up to $100,000 be transferred from the ISS budget
to further offset the cost of funding the 3DI contract
and GIS operations;
4)The position of GIS Manager be discontinued, effective April 1,
2001;
5)The proper County officials be authorized and directed to
amend the budget accordingly.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON COUNTY SERVICES
Todd M. Hare, Chair
Raymond F. Bartels, Vice-Chair
Kenneth B. Horn
Michael P. O'Hare
Carl E. Ruth
Robert L. Fish
APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION: It is the recommendation of your
committee to concur with the above.
James M. Graham, Chair
Connie D. Smith, Vice Chair
By Commissioner Hare: That the Report of the Committee be received
and the recommendations contained therein be adopted. Commissioner
Smith objected. Approved.
Attachment A
GIS is a collection of data which includes accurately scaled
aerial photographs (orthophotos) converted into computer files and
displayed on a computer screen. The final product will be capable
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