Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There are 20 items
on the agenda. The Council meeting will begin at 7 P.M. at Hartford City Hall
in Council Chambers. The next Council meeting will be Monday, March 14, 2005
at 7 P.M. It will be preceded by an open agenda public hearing that will begin
at 6:30 P.M.
311 Call Center: The Council will vote on a resolution authorizing
the Mayor to execute an agreement with EMA, Inc., to provide services required
for the implementation of a 311 call center and integrated work management system
and to create a Technology Master Plan for the City of Hartford. The cost is
not to exceed $2,200,000. The goal of the 311 call center and the integrated
work management system is to improve the quality of service delivery, increase
efficiency in City government, hold departments accountable, and increase citizen
access to government. (Item #11, see also Telecommunications Funding below)
Telecommunications Funding: The Council will vote on an ordinance
that would appropriate $1,000,000 from the Capital Projects Fund for the down
payment of telecommunications equipment and software. The funds would be used
for a new Tax Collection system, a City Hall communication system, radios for
the Police and Fire Departments, and the initiation of a 311-phone line. The
total cost of the equipment will be $5,000,000. The balance will be funded through
a lease finance program. This is the first time this ordinance has appeared on
the agenda and will be referred to public hearing and committee. (Item #15)
Support for Seniors: The Council will vote on a resolution
authorizing the Mayor, through the Department of Health and Human Services, to
apply for and accept Title IIIB funding in support of the City’s elderly
service programs, and allowing the City to extend its current contracts for the
HomeHelp program with Southend Community Services, and for the Dial-A-Ride program
with the Greater Hartford Transit District. (Item #3)
Child Day Care Program: The Council will vote on a resolution
authorizing the Mayor to apply for up to $1,251,533 that has been set aside by
the State Department of Social Services for operation of a Child Day Care Program
for 2005. (Item #10)
If you have any questions about the agenda call Greg Vickers at CREN, 509-3701 or Richard Frieder at the Hartford Public Library, 695-6365. The Council Preview is a joint project of the Citizens' Research Education Network and the Hartford Public Library.
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