Council members asked for broader visibility into financial and payroll reporting. Staff explained NAV (the municipal financial system) is currently hosted on an on-premises server that requires a city-managed device and network access; that setup prevents straightforward remote access from non-city machines.

City IT staff and finance staff said they are in discussions to migrate the environment to a cloud-hosted configuration. Staff said a cloud migration would allow secure access from outside city devices using city credentials while preserving role-based controls. Staff clarified that NAV and ADP are separate systems: NAV provides detailed fund/account data and is used by department financial staff, while ADP manages payroll, personnel and timekeeping.

Misha said department directors can be granted view-only NAV access for their department numbers; staff will perform a permissions review and offered to demonstrate NAV views and chart-of-account filters to council members who requested them. Staff reiterated controls on cash/bank accounts and emphasized that some backend cash accounts are restricted for security and reconciliation reasons; council members asked staff to ensure appropriate view access while maintaining security controls.

Staff offered follow-up demonstrations and said they will continue discussions with IT and the finance-advisor team to scope the cloud migration and broader secure access.