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Update on Teleworking Consortium Findings by Rita Mace Walston, General Manager (B)
The Teleworking Consortium staff performed an evaluation of the City of Gainesville's remote access needs, and is prepared to give the City Commission an update on their findings.
Explanation
The Teleworking Consortium, a non-profit organization, is funded by U.S. Congress to discover, evaluate and demonstrate software, hardware and services to enable remote work and collaboration.
Rita Mace Walston, General Manager of the Teleworking Consortium, gave a presentation to the Gainesville City Commission on January 23, 2006 and spoke about the benefits to employees and organizations utilizing a work-at-home program.
The Teleworking Consortium was contacted afterwards and asked to meet with General Government and GRU to look at existing remote access programs, and to evaluate potential improvements and expansions of those programs. Teleworking Consortium staff agreed to perform an evaluation for $4,900, an amount equally split between General Government and GRU.
The evaluations were conducted on May 17-18, 2006, and Rita Walston has returned to present her organization's findings to the City Commission.
Fiscal Note
Funding implications will be discussed during the presentation.
Recommendation
The City Commission receive a report and written evaluation from Rita Mace Walston, General Manager of the Teleworking Consortium.