Seguin staff say city installed automated meter-reading system in 2001; vendor change under discussion

Staff said the City of Seguin installed an automated meter-reading system for its electric and water meters in 2001 and discussed moving away from the system’s current software provider.

The matter was described by a staff member, who said the system reads the city’s electric and water meters and that the city implemented it in 2001. The staff member also mentioned a technology name rendered in the transcript as "Clare technology" and several other product- and account-related terms that were not clearly recorded.

The staff member said the city is considering migration away from the existing software provider for electric and water metering but did not provide a timetable, contract identifiers, or a recommended replacement in the recorded remarks. The transcript excerpt included several unclear or garbled terms (for example, "de City of Zeghen" and other misspellings) that appear to refer to the City of Seguin and to vendor or product names; those terms are reported here exactly as they appear in the record where no clearer name was provided.

No formal motion, vote, or procurement decision was recorded in the excerpt. The staff member’s comments appear to be informational: identifying the installation year (2001), the broad function of the system (automated reading of electric and water meters), and that the city is discussing a change in software vendor. The transcript did not specify costs, contract end dates, or next steps such as a request for proposals or council action.

Because vendor names and technical details in the excerpt were unclear, this report flags those items as not specified rather than substituting likely vendor names. Additional documentation (contract records, agenda materials, or clearer transcript segments) would be needed to confirm the current vendor, contract terms, and any planned procurement timeline.