Discussion of Purchase of Laptops for Use by the City Council. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 07/24/06 Item Number: A 2 AGENDA ITEM: Discussion of Purchase of Laptops for Use by the City Council Contact Person/Dept.: Martin R. Cole Assistant City Manager Fiscal Impact: Yes Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master Notification List (07/19/06) X No Phone Number: (310) 253 6000 General Fund: Yes X No Attachments: X Action Item: X Department Approval: Martin R. Cole (07/19/06) City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (07/19/06) RECOMMENDATION: City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (07/19/06) Staff recommends the City Council discuss the purchase of laptops for use by the City Council and direct staff as deemed appropriate. BACKGROUND: The transmission of information has become an increasingly rapid and electronic process especially in this age of ever shrinking pocket sized devices that connect people with data and each other via the internet in almost every area on Earth. Information which once took months to reach distant places is now received in a matter of seconds. On June 13 2006 Councilmember Rose requested the City Council to discuss the prospect of purchasing laptops for use by the City Council. Therefore this item is presented to City Council this evening. DISCUSSION: Providing information to the City Council is one of the primary roles of staff. Through the use of e mail staff is able to provide the Council with up to the minute information on various issues in a format that allows the Council to retrieve that information at a time convenient for each Councilmember. Additionally at times when Councilmembers may be away from their homes/offices use of e mail allows Members to retrieve information at places where only a few years ago might not have been accessible at all. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report The purchase of laptops for use by the City Council presents several positive op...
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