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File #: 22-1925    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 11/7/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/10/2022 Final action: 12/2/2022
Enactment date: 11/22/2022 Enactment #: 214647
Title: Requesting a supplemental appropriation of $424,950.10 to the Information Technology eRate Account to replace all Somerville Public School network equipment via the eRate grant program.
Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury, Information Technology
Code sections: Appropriation/Budget -
Attachments: 1. SPS eRate Submission - 20221003, 2. 22779354

Agenda Summary

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Requesting a supplemental appropriation of $424,950.10 to the Information Technology eRate Account to replace all Somerville Public School network equipment via the eRate grant program.

 

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council approve the supplemental appropriation of $424,950.10 to the Information Technology eRate Account 0115552-542007, for the purpose of replacing all aged Somerville Public School network equipment with supported non end of life equipment at all schools except Somerville High School. This will bring our network infrastructure in line with the entirety of network equipment across the whole city.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to address any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor