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Finance proposes $2 million ERP implementation fund to replace legacy systems and reduce manual work
Summary
CFO Zach proposed creating a two‑year, $2 million 'ERP implementation fund' to implement a modern enterprise resource planning system, with ongoing licensing costs estimated at $300k–$400k per year. He said an ERP would remove manual interfaces between payroll, purchasing and accounting and improve financial transparency and reporting.
Chief Financial Officer Zach presented a proposal to create a dedicated ERP (enterprise resource planning) implementation fund to modernize the city’s financial and back‑office systems.
Zach said the city operates a number of systems that do not communicate — for example, a legacy purchasing database built in Microsoft Access that does not integrate with the accounting system, and manual payroll reconciliation steps after each pay period. He said those…
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