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Finance director outlines department operations, ERP work and transparency improvements

2983586 · April 3, 2025
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Summary

Interim finance director Patrice Sutton presented the finance department’s structure, workload, reporting improvements and progress on a countywide ERP (enterprise resource planning) implementation intended to improve transparency and centralized functions.

Patrice Sutton, interim director of finance, presented an annual update to the Financial & Administrative Committee on April 3, describing the department’s organization, recent activity and workstreams for an enterprise resource planning implementation that staff say will increase transparency and automation.

Sutton said the finance department has 24 full-time employees (20 in Waukegan and four at Public Works in Libertyville) and a budget of approximately $2.5 million, largely personnel costs. The department includes accounting and financial reporting, budget, purchasing, and centralized financial services (CFS). She thanked purchasing manager Yvette Alberon and budget manager Mike Wheeler…

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