TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Steve Charelian, Finance Director
Emy-Rose Hanna, Revenue Services Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Five-Year Agreement with Global Payments Direct, Inc. for Credit Card Processing Services for an Estimated Annual Amount of $195,000 (Finance Director Charelian).
A) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING DUE TO SINGLE-SOURCE PURCHASING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-0028
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
a) Waive formal bidding per Municipal Code Section 2.36.140.
b) Approve a five-year agreement for credit card processing services with Global Payments Direct, Inc. for an estimated annual amount of $195,000.
d) Body
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds of $195,000 are currently available within the General Fund Finance Department budget for credit card processing services with Global Payments Direct, Inc. Future years will be budgeted accordingly.
BACKGROUND:
On July 17, 2018, City Council approved a contract with Tyler Technologies for the implementation of new financial and permitting systems (Tyler Munis Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Tyler Energov Permitting Solution).
Since implementation, this technology has provided a reliable cashiering system for daily transactions at the finance counter in City Hall and has provided a secure payment portal through Energov for planning and building permits.
As an industry leader in financial systems, Tyler Technologies continuously provides enhancements and upgrades to their products and offers newer versions of their systems each year. The City's financial system (Munis Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)) is currently in version 2019 and needs to be upgraded to version 2021. Additionally, the City's permitting system (Tyler Energov Permitting Solution) is currently o...
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