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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There were 20 items on the agenda: one additional item
was walked in during the meeting. 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 postponed action on a resolution that would authorize Mayor Eddie Perez
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 would not 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. (see also
Telecommunications Funding below)
Telecommunications Funding: The
Council referred to the Management and Budget Committee and to a public hearing
on March 21st, 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.
Support for Seniors: The Council referred to the Housing and
Human Services Committee 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.
Child Day Care Program: The Council passed 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.
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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