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A MOTION approving the preliminary report in response to the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, Section 24, Proviso P2, executive services - administration.
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WHEREAS, the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, Section 24, Proviso P2, related to executive services - administration, states that $110,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits by motion a preliminary and a final report, on business transformation in each of the central business process value streams, and the council approves the reports and motions, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 17941, Section 24, Proviso P2, requires that the motion and a preliminary report identifying the key objectives and metrics for each value stream be transmitted by March 31, 2015, and
WHEREAS, the new enterprise systems, launched as part of the Accountable Business Transformation project, also known as ABT, in January 2012, include a combination of new business processes and enabling technology applications associated with:
1. The Oracle EBS system for financial and procurement operations;
2. The PeopleSoft human capital management system for human resources, employee benefits and payroll operations; and
3. The Hyperion system for budgeting, and
WHEREAS, the King County council accepted by Motion 14228 a final report from the executive that documented the status and metrics for the standardization phase of systems and business processes associated with the new enterprise systems, and
WHEREAS, the King County council has requested a report on business transformation related to the new enterprise systems, which is intended as a follow up to the May 30, 2014, standardization report, and
WHEREAS, the report on business transformation has been jointly prepared by the department of executive services, including the finance and business operations division, the business resource renter, the human resources division and the office of performance, strategy and budget, and
WHEREAS, the King County executive has transmitted to the council a preliminary report that contains the required information responding to Ordinance 17941, Section 24, Proviso P2, including:
1. Identification of the key objectives for each value stream for the 2015/2016 biennium;
2. The identification of metrics that demonstrate whether King County is achieving the objectives identified for each value stream;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The council approves the preliminary report, which is Attachment A to this motion, as the executive's initial response to the 2014 Annual Budget Ordinance,
Ordinance 17941, Section 24, Proviso P2, related to the executive services - administration.