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Committee backs 3‑year OnBase contract as amendment for automatic renewals fails; budget workshops press departments for funding detail

Finance Committee, New Haven Board of Alders · April 29, 2026
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Summary

The finance committee gave favorable recommendations to a three‑year OnBase enterprise content management agreement and to a slate of departmental budgets; an amendment to add a 3‑year renewal failed and members sought clearer cost breakdowns and assurances about data access, audit logs and long‑term funding for family relocations and program positions.

The finance committee held its second public hearing on two multiyear contracts and then conducted a wide‑ranging set of departmental budget workshops.

OnBase contract: The committee heard a presentation on LM2026‑0097 proposing a multiyear agreement with Hyland (OnBase) and ISW for implementation, expansion and cloud hosting of the city’s enterprise content management platform. Presenters described a phased digitization effort that began with vital statistics in 2020, emphasized OCR and redaction features, and said the system will help the city meet Connecticut State Library retention requirements. The proposal presented a three‑year implementation term with an initial implementation cost described in the fiscal impact notes and an annual subscription subject to a 4% escalation clause.

Alderman Morrison moved to add a 3‑year renewal to the contract; the…

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