County staff report lingering Kronos rollout problems, flag ARPA audit and bid protest concerns

Nov 13, 2025

Finance staff updated the committee on Kronos/UKG implementation delays caused by authentication and Telestaff issues that blocked consultants; staff also flagged an ARPA subrecipient audit with significant internal‑control deficiencies ($521,000) and an EMS Lyft bid protest over a part‑number error.

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Sumner County finance staff told the Financial Management Committee that Kronos (UKG) implementation work stalled for months because authentication updates and a Telestaff refresh failed, preventing consultants from accessing a test environment. Annette (staff lead on Kronos) said UKG escalated the issue to engineers and the county "finally got it figured out," enabling consultants to receive UAT login information.

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