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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 21, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR JOB APPLICANT <br />TRACKING SYSTEM <br />~du~~.o~ ;S~ <br />~-- . <br />~ „~ i ___ <br />L~ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepar <br />Clerk of the Council to execute a <br />the purchase and installation of <br />System in the Personnel Services <br />$25,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15f Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />e and authorize the City Manager and the <br />n agreement with Sigma Data Systems for <br />a new Applicant Management Tracking <br />Department in an amount not to exceed <br />The Personnel Services Department has been using a DOS-based job applicant <br />tracking system since 1986 to support routine applicant tracking, <br />processing, and notification operations involved in recruiting, screening, <br />examining, statistical analysis and certification of applicants for City <br />employment. The system has been instrumental in allowing the Personnel <br />Services Department to efficiently conduct over 300 examinations and carry <br />out more than 100 recruitments per year. Over the years, however, the <br />application has not been able to utilize many of the applicant tracking <br />enhancements developed by the software vendor, Sigma Data Systems, because <br />the enhancements are Windows-based; in fact the vendor will no longer <br />support the DOS-based version after June 30, 2006. Additionally, and for <br />the same reason, the current application cannot interact with or integrate <br />information from other systems, resulting in duplication of effort and <br />increased likelihood of errors in applicant tracking and information <br />processing. <br />As a result, the Personnel Services Department proposes to upgrade its <br />current DOS-based system with a new Windows-based applicant tracking <br />system. Sigma Data Systems is the sole source for this product and <br />support services: it is the industry leader in providing public sector <br />software that 'enables valid, reliable, and defensible personnel selection <br />practices. The Personnel Services Departments has been well served by the <br />25G-1 <br />