TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Patrick Griffin, Interim Information Technology Director
SUBJECT:Title
Enterprise Project Implementation Quarterly Update of 1) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and 2) Land Management System (LMS) Solutions (Interim Information Technology Director Griffin).
RECEIVE REPORT
Line
_________________________________________________________
Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the quarterly status report regarding implementation of the two enterprise solutions.
Body
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. However, this report discusses projects with fiscal implications previously approved by the City Council.
BACKGROUND:
On July 17, 2018, the City Council approved the purchase of two major software enterprise solutions: 1) Tyler Munis Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, supporting all financial, human resources, and payroll activities; and 2) Tyler EnerGov Land Management System (LMS) supporting planning, permitting, inspection, and code enforcement activities. During that meeting, the City Council requested quarterly updates on the implementation of both projects to ensure they remain on target and within budget. Prior project updates were provided to the City Council on January 2, 2019, May 7, 2019, November 19, 2019, and February 18, 2020.
DISCUSSION:
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on the City's routine operations, including the implementation activities associated with the City's new financial and land management systems. In addition, the response to the pandemic resulted in serious negative impacts to the City's budget, requiring significant focused efforts by the Finance Department to develop revised revenue projections and work with Departments to reduce expenditures in the current year and the upcoming FY2021 budget. All of thes...
Click here for full text