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Finance director aims to streamline Tyler system use and modernize business-license and payment systems

2412509 · February 26, 2025
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Finance Director (Giddens) told the council the finance team will expand use of the city's Tyler system for budgeting and purchasing, pursue improved online business-license (B&O) processes and explore reducing credit-card processing fees charged to customers.

Finance Director Giddens told council members the finance department will expand use of the Tyler municipal software to support position budgeting, purchase-order encumbrance and better procurement workflows.

“When I came, we were using a separate software and it cost about $50,000. We cut that off to just use, but we're not still fully using it as far as the development goes,” Giddens said, noting current reliance on…

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