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Board approves $113,561 Tyler (Munis) maintenance; trustees press for better export and invoicing options
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Summary
Frank Fisher presented the township’s annual Tyler ERP maintenance request and told trustees that a full-budget Excel export is not an off‑the‑shelf function. The board approved the $113,561.24 maintenance invoice and asked staff to explore custom reporting, invoicing modules, and potential RFP options if the board wants to replace the system.
Frank Fisher, speaking for the township IT/finance team, presented the 2026 annual maintenance invoice for Tyler Technologies (the ERP known as Munis). He described Tyler as an enterprise‑resource‑planning system that stores transactional data across many database tables, and he explained that while the application offers export functions and Crystal Reports, there is no single native function to export the entire budget to one Excel workbook.
Fisher outlined current and planned features: resident access (online payments) is live for DPW, credit-card processing has been integrated and an accounts‑receivable/payables workflow could be implemented with additional Tyler modules; payroll electronic distribution was budgeted and is in implementation. Trustees pressed for the ability to export detailed budget and account-level data for analysis; Fisher said custom Crystal reports or a vendor-supplied custom project may be required if the board wants a single-workbook Excel export.
The board approved the maintenance invoice for $113,561.24 by roll call. Several trustees also asked staff to compile cost estimates and a scope for any work to move to a different vendor or to buy additional Tyler modules; staff recommended approving 2026 maintenance and, if desired, issuing an RFP and evaluating alternatives in a planned process.
Why it matters: Tyler runs core township financial functions (payroll, accounts payable, receipting) and the limits of exportability and module costs affect transparency, auditing and internal analysis. Trustees asked staff to report back with estimates for any custom reporting, invoice-generation modules, and potential procurement costs.
