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City IT recommends OpenGov for capital-projects management; staff seeks consent-agenda approval
Summary
City IT presented a staff recommendation to buy the OpenGov capital-projects system, citing integration with Munis and ESRI, role-based dashboards and public transparency; staff proposed a multi-month implementation (average six months) and recommended adding the purchase to the March 17 consent agenda.
David Leibowitz, the city's director of IT, told the council the city needs a modern project-management system to replace spreadsheet-driven tracking and improve transparency for capital projects.
Leibowitz described a structured vendor evaluation and said OpenGov "emerged as the leading solution" because of proven integration with the city's Munis financial system and ESRI GIS. He said the platform provides role-based dashboards for staff and the public and would allow real-time budget-to-actual visibility tied to Munis financial entries.
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