HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-18-1971 AGENDA BACKUPBOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHARLES J. GIBBS, President
DON L. ALLAN
PARKE L. BONEYSTEELE
RICHARD J. MITCHELL
GEORGE A. RUSTIGIAN
NTRAL CONTRA COS/,(
SA ITARY DISTRICT
G. A. HORSTKOTTE, JR.,
General Manager—Chiel Engineer
1250 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 5266 ERNEST K. DAVIS
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94596
TEL. 934-6727 AREA CODE 415
March 15, 1971
Secretary
MEMORANDUM FOR: THE HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VIA: Mr. G. A. Horstkotte, Jr., General Manager -Chief Engineer
SUBJECT: Request $6,850.00 for purchase of Burroughs F5433 Utility
Billing Machine.
PROBLEM: We purchased our present accounting machine, a Burroughs Sensimatic 100,
in July, 1957, for $2,194.93. In the past thirteen (13) years we have
simply outgrown this machine.
BACKGROUND: The present Burroughs 100 has very limited capabilities as far as
payroll and account distribution journals are concerned as there
is just one column which totals automatically and all other columns
must be added manually. We are presently hand billing for the
Sewer Connection charges because our present Burroughs 100 cannot
handle this type of billing efficiently. In the next fiscal year,
we will be adding a Sewer Use Charge billing.
The proposed new accounting machine, a Burroughs F5433 Utility
Billing Machine, will meet our present and future needs as ex-
plained in the attached letter dated March 12, 1971.
ALTERNATIVES: A. Request $6,850.00 to purchase Burroughs F5433 as per
attached quote.
B. Authorize purchase of machine at this time with the under-
standing that payment will be made from funds budgeted for 1971-72.
C. Use old machine.
RECOMMENDATION: Alternative "A" or "B" so accounting machine will be available
for use and change -over can take place on July 1, 1971, for our
next fiscal year.
Also recommend keeping old machine for ledger posting since
trade-in allowance would be only $200 - $300.
Recommendation Approved:
lorstkotte,
General Manager -Chief Eqineer
DC:ms
JLB
Respectfully submitted:
Dorothea Cady,
Administrative Accountant