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Council approves temporary staffing resolution to support multi‑year ERP replacement

5927417 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

Ellensburg approved a resolution establishing a temporary finance position to support a multi‑year enterprise resource planning (ERP) system replacement. IT staff said Microsoft Dynamics GP will be unsupported after 2029, prompting a 2–3 year project across finance, HR and IT.

The Ellensburg City Council approved Resolution 2025‑17 on Aug. 18 to establish temporary staff resources to support a planned multi‑year replacement of the city’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.

Jim Gaven, the city’s IT director, said the city’s current financial system, Microsoft Dynamics GP, will be unsupported after 2029 and that a replacement will require two to three years of work across departments for data…

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