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Interim administrator outlines three-year Maximus contract, Tyler software rollout and wage-study status
Summary
Interim County Administrator Brandon Kalish told the Richland County Finance Standing Committee the county will continue a three-year contract with Maximus for cost-allocation services, prepare to go live on Tyler financial software next week and is finishing wage-study appeals ahead of March 1 job-description updates.
Interim County Administrator Brandon Kalish reported that Richland County will continue contracting with Maximus U.S. Services to prepare the county’s central services cost allocation plan for fiscal reporting periods 2024–2026.
Kalish said Maximus has provided the service since 2013 and that the three-year engagement will run April 15, 2025, through March 31, 2028, with fees of $4,100 for the 2024–25 plan, $4,250 for the 2026 plan and a total contract cost of $12,450. He said he is exercising authority under the county procurement policy (section 4.B.3) to proceed and that he was notifying the committee rather than asking for formal approval. “I have the authority to approve that. I’ve just given you the report because it is a 3 year contract and, just to make you all aware of what I’m doing,” Kalish said.
Kalish also briefed the committee on the county’s planned move to Tyler Technologies’ software for general financial systems, including accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll. He said the county will stop using the AS/400 for the GFS portion after a data pull scheduled the day before the committee meeting and that the payroll and voucher workflows will transition the following Monday. Kalish acknowledged the implementation will require focused staff time and training: “The office will be very busy next week, and we will all be on pins and needles to make sure that this system is gonna go off without any hitches.” He said department staff have recently reviewed security and access and that Tyler will run training sessions this week.
On the wage study, Kalish said appeals are finishing and that the consultant who conducted the study, Dr. Melvin, will provide a written update for the board. He said the county hopes to complete job-description work and related maintenance before the March 1 deadline to inform budget season, but acknowledged some “unintended things” arose during the appeals and job-description updates and that a few adjustments remain.
The committee did not take formal action on the Maximus contract, the Tyler implementation or the wage-study status during the meeting. Kalish said the Maximus agreement would proceed under his procurement authority and that he will bring any requests for additional resources to the board if specific needs emerge.
Ending: Kalish asked for committee members’ patience during the Tyler go-live and said staff would provide follow-up information and the written consultant update on the wage study at future meetings.
