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City manager highlights staffing, finance report timing, Tyler ERP transition and several road projects
Summary
City Manager Sharon D. Subadan introduced new hires, said the finance report will be presented 30 days in arrears, described a transition to Tyler Technologies with a planned 10-day blackout, and updated council on state-funded road projects including the Jonesboro Road roundabout (P10019841) and the Broadnax Creek bridge (T280).
City Manager Sharon D. Subadan opened the March 19 work session with a monthl y report that included staff introductions, finance-report timing changes, an ERP transition plan and updates on several transportation projects.
Subadan introduced new staff by name, including Anisha Nicholas (grants director), Samuel James (paralegal), Kimberly Johnson (administrative coordinator, legal), Christopher Marquez (police fleet manager), Maurice Parker (health, safety and compliance manager), Gibson Phillips (fleet maintenance manager) and Barbara Sanon (senior communications manager). “Thank you for acknowledging our newest additions to the team,” Subadan told council.
On finance reporting, Subadan said the city will produce finance reports 30 days in arrears to capture month-end transactions and said she had submitted the manager’s report and a detailed finance report in advance for council review.
Subadan told council the city is transitioning its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to Tyler Technologies and warned of a “blackout period” of about 10 days, including weekends, during which invoices will not be processed. “We are also gonna be reaching out to our vendors to make sure that anybody who has a month end invoice gets that into us timely so it can be processed,” she said.
Council members asked for details on road projects and traffic programs. Mayor Pro Tem Linda Pritchett and Councilwoman Carmelita Gumbs raised two state-funded projects: a multi-lane roundabout on Jonesboro Road (project P10019841) and an Oakley Road bridge replacement over Broadnax Creek (project T280). Subadan — citing staff project notes — said the Jonesboro Road roundabout is a GDOT safety project with an estimated construction cost of $3,400,000 and an estimated start in the fall of 2027; she said the Broadnax Creek bridge replacement has progressed through the phases but has a delayed start.
Council members also questioned whether the traffic-calming program would suffer if state speed-camera revenue were limited. Subadan said the city has an accumulated reserve in the traffic-calming fund, that many projects cost less than $100,000 each, and that staff had discussed funding with the city’s lobbyist. “We feel pretty comfortable and confident,” she said, but agreed to provide council a traffic-calming update and the fund balance.
Councilman J.C. Sebastian and others asked for timeline clarifications for the Citigroup/Rivertown Road roundabout and were told weather and punch-list work could delay the publicly reported finishing date; Subadan said staff estimate completion before June but cautioned weather might extend the timeline.
No formal council action was taken on these updates; staff said written materials and follow-up data will be provided to council members.
