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Councilors push for clearer accounting of website and IT costs as city switches accounting software
Summary
Councilors questioned split website costs and asked staff to consolidate line items where possible; IT director and executive branch described overlapping responsibilities and third‑party contractors.
Councilors pressed staff to clarify website-related spending that appears in both the executive and IT department budgets. Councilor concerns centered on ease of review: when similar line items sit in multiple departments, it is harder for reviewers to understand total spend for a function.
Jose, identified in the meeting as the IT director, said website hosting and some IT functions are run under state contracts and the city uses a mix of in-house staff (a…
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