Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Katy council approves consultant engagement to assess city ERP system using ARPA funds

3037511 · February 10, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The City of Katy approved an engagement letter with Plante Moran (Plant Moran) to conduct a needs assessment and procurement support for a potential enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) earned interest funds and a TIPS cooperative contract (No. 230601). Council approved the engagement by motion.

The Katy City Council on Feb. 10 authorized the mayor to sign an engagement letter with Plante Moran PLLC to assess the city's enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs and assist with vendor selection and potential implementation work.

Why it matters: An ERP assessment can reshape finance, human resources and payroll systems across city operations; council described the work as a step to determine whether Katy’s current municipal software meets long-term needs and to build a transparent procurement process.

Background and scope: Councilmember Dan Smith introduced the matter and said he had seen demonstrations of other municipal systems and wanted a third-party…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans