Finance staff update committee on ERP project, audits and utility-billing work ahead

City finance staff told the Finance & Administration Committee on Sept. 22 that the enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation is progressing and that the department is concurrently addressing audit backlogs, utility-billing reconciliation and a citywide fee study.

The update matters because ERP modules and audit outcomes affect the city’s financial reporting, grant compliance and the ease of departmental workflows; utility-billing accuracy affects customer billing and revenue, and the fee study could change charges residents pay for municipal services.

Drew, a finance staff presenter, outlined current ERP work focusing on project/grant accounting and contract management modules. He said the team has advanced from planning to the “prepare solution” stage, is conducting testing in a nonproduction environment, and is aiming to complete those two modules in November. Drew said integrating Laserfiche (the city’s records retention system) with the ERP and automating reporting (for encumbrances, CIP tracking and grant schedules) are priority outcomes. He described the next full-day…