File #: A 13-126    Name: Megabyte Amendment No. 5
Type: BoS Agreement Status: Passed
File created: 6/4/2013 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 6/18/2013 Final action: 6/18/2013
Title: a. Approve and authorize the Contract/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment Number 5 to the Contractual Agreement No. A-07625 between the County of Monterey and Megabyte Systems Inc. dated April 28, 1998, and it's Addendum, the Software Upgrade MPTS2000+ dated July 1, 2007, as it has been subject to Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, combined. b. Approve an additional module and annual maintenance thereof for Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) administration and collection for the Treasurer-Tax Collector Office.
Attachments: 1. Amendment No. 5, 2. Completed Board Order
Title
a. Approve and authorize the Contract/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment Number 5 to the Contractual Agreement No. A-07625 between the County of Monterey and Megabyte Systems Inc. dated April 28, 1998, and it's Addendum, the Software Upgrade MPTS2000+ dated July 1, 2007, as it has been subject to Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, combined.
b. Approve an additional module and annual maintenance thereof for Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) administration and collection for the Treasurer-Tax Collector Office.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contract/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment Number 5 to the Contractual Agreement No. A-07625 between the County of Monterey and Megabyte Systems Inc. dated April 28, 1998, and it's Addendum, the Software Upgrade MPTS2000+ dated July 1, 2007, as it has been subject to Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, combined.
b. Approve an additional module and annual maintenance thereof for Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) administration and collection for the Treasurer-Tax Collector Office.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In 1990, the Board authorized the County to enter into an Agreement with Megabyte Systems, Inc. to provide a complete property tax assessment, collection and apportionment package for use by the County Tax Collector, Assessor, and Auditor/Controller Offices. In 1998, a subsequent Agreement was approved for Megabyte Systems, Inc. to upgrade the mainframe property tax system to a client server based system that was year 2000 compliant. In 2007, the Board authorized an Addendum to the 1998 Agreement to upgrade the Property Tax Systems to run in a .NET environment. The .Net version of the Property Tax System replaced antiquated programs, was written in more common and updated computer language, and enhanced end user performance.

Since 2011, the Board has approved Amendments Nos. 1-4 which expanded the Scope of Service, adjusted the payment provisions to ...

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