DATE: June 18, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Edward Hill, Chief Operating Officer/Interim Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Budget Resolution for Oracle PeopleSoft
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2023-24 appropriations for the Internal Services Department, PeopleSoft Operations, Org 8933 in the amount of $415,000 for Oracle support and licensing (4/5 vote).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, which will ensure the Internal Services Department (ISD), PeopleSoft Operations Division has sufficient appropriations in the FY 2023-24 PeopleSoft Operations Org 8933, to meet the departmental needs arising from unanticipated increases in expenditures related to support and licensing for Oracle PeopleSoft financial, human resources, database products, and cloud services. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If your Board does not approve the recommended action, ISD PeopleSoft Operations Division will not have sufficient appropriations to pay for licensing costs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost. Approval of the recommended action will increase the FY 2023-24 appropriations in the ISD PeopleSoft Operations, Org 8933 in the amount of $415,000 using available retained earnings to fund the costs related to support and licensing for Oracle.
DISCUSSION:
Support and licensing for Oracle PeopleSoft financial, human resources, database products, and cloud services are only available through Oracle America, Inc. as these products are proprietary. Historically the licensing costs for Oracle PeopleSoft financial, human resources, database products, and cloud services are unpredictable which makes it difficult to anticipate the cost.
On March 19, 2024, your Board approved a new five-year agreement with Oracle for support and licensing for Oracle PeopleSoft financial, human re...
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