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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Office to execute an Agreement with Siteimprove, Inc. for the provision of support services in the administration of the County website in the amount of $4,620 for the period of January 2, 2014 through January 1, 2015;
b. Accept non-standard contract provisions as recommended by the Director of Information Technology; and
c. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign renewals to the yearly subscription under the same or similar terms as needed.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Office to execute an Agreement with Siteimprove, Inc. for the provision of support services in the administration of the County website in the amount of $4,620 for the period of January 2, 2014 through January 1, 2015;
b. Accept non-standard contract provisions as recommended by the Director of Information Technology; and
c. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign renewals to the yearly subscription under the same or similar terms as needed.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Information Technology Department (ITD) is in the process of redesigning the County website with the collective input from County departments and constituent surveys. The components to an innovative redesign include proper consideration of content, format, accessibility by the community, and the determination of proper administration. The administration of the redesign and forthcoming maintenance will be complex and the first step is to ensure proper tools are available and enable ITD to manage the dynamic information updates for all County departments.
Siteimprove, Inc. provides a valuable tool for the maintenance of the existing County website as well as content for the redesign project. The tool will provide an ability to audit the website structure, a method to identify the various links and subordinate document links that may need to be...
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