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Twinsburg approves new municipal software through cooperative purchasing to replace aging system
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Resolution 94-20-25 to procure Carahsoft Govwell software via a cooperative purchasing program and declared the measure an emergency to speed implementation, citing that the city had outgrown its current software.
Twinsburg City Council on Sept. 9 voted 7-0 to adopt Resolution 94-20-25 authorizing the city to enter an agreement under a cooperative purchasing program to acquire “Carahsoft Govwell” software (resolution text as read at the meeting) and declared the purchase an emergency to allow quick implementation.
Councilmembers said the current software had been outgrown and that the new system would serve multiple departments more effectively. A city representative (identified in the meeting as Mr. Steffenbacher) described the product during the meeting; Councilmember Benacci thanked Steffenbacher for the earlier explanation and said the software would better serve the multiple departments that use it.
The council moved to suspend the three-reading rule and adopt the resolution as an emergency so the city could begin the implementation period; both the suspension and the final adoption carried unanimously, 7-0. Council did not record on-the-record debate over the contract price or specific implementation timeline in the meeting transcript.
Roll-call on final adoption: Post — yes; Lavey — yes; Barr — yes; Walker — yes; Furey — yes; Bellen — yes; Benacci — yes.
