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
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the quarterly status report regarding implementation of the two enterprise solutions.
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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, and May 7, 2019.
DISCUSSION:
Munis Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software
After the City Council approved the project on July 17, 2018, the contract documents were processed and the project was started. An internal project launch to establish project teams and begin initial work was held in August 2018, and the official Tyler project kickoff meeting took place in October 2018.
Since project launch, Information Technology (IT) and Finance departments have been meeting weekly to address project milestones, deliverables, and requirements. Several major activities have been...
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