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Council approves $78,000 transfer to begin replacement of legacy financial systems
Summary
Deputy Financial Officer Tom McDonald requested and the council approved TA‑04‑25, a $78,000 transfer from contingency to start vendor onboarding and planning for a cloud‑based financial management system; council passed the motion by hand vote, 9‑0.
The Noblesville Common Council on Sept. 9 approved an appropriation transfer (TA‑04‑25) of $78,000 from the general fund contingency to begin replacing the city's legacy financial systems.
Deputy Financial Officer Tom McDonald told the council the city currently relies on older applications for accounting, asset management, payroll and utility billing that require duplicate data entry and are not cloud‑based. He said an opportunity with BSNA Software (a vendor developing an Indiana‑oriented local‑government product after acquiring the city's current vendor) made a system replacement more cost‑effective.
McDonald asked for the $78,000 transfer to cover initial vendor onboarding and preparatory work; he said additional one‑time costs for training and concurrent operations are included in the 2026 budget request. McDonald projected recurring savings of about $100,000 annually starting in 2027 because the new licensing and integration will reduce current operating costs.
Council member Davis moved to approve TA‑04‑25; the transcript records a second but does not clearly attribute the seconding speaker. The motion passed by hand vote, 9‑0. The transfer authorizes the funds to begin the replacement process; specific contract approvals and future budget items will return to council as required.
