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City staff says software maintenance saves taxpayer money by avoiding 3—6 additional hires
Summary
A city staff member told the Rock Springs City Council that maintaining software systems, including the payroll system Paycom, supports all departments and prevents hiring an estimated three to four additional employees, reducing costs to taxpayers.
A city staff member told the Rock Springs City Council that maintaining the city's software programs, including the payroll and personnel system Paycom, prevents the municipality from hiring an estimated three to four additional employees, reducing costs to taxpayers.
The staff member said the systems "serve multiple roles, and they support every department in the city," and that while the software "is expensive on paper," it avoids the need to hire more personnel. "If we did not have that system, we would have to hire an additional 3 or 4 people, which would be a significantly higher cost to the taxpayer than relying on the software," the staff member said.
The remarks stressed that information technology is often not visible to the public but "provides vital support to our city," improving efficiency and helping the public receive better services at lower cost. The staff member cited Paycom specifically as an example of a system that consolidates payroll and personnel functions and reduces staffing needs.
The speaker concluded the brief presentation by thanking the council and listeners. The provided transcript contains no record of a motion, vote, or directive tied to these remarks.
