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New Iberia to end CivicSource contract as council seeks cheaper adjudicated-property process; 10.3-acre sale introduced
Summary
Council moved to terminate its contract with Archon/CivicSource amid concerns about fees and slow adjudicated-property sales, and introduced the sale of a 10.3-acre parcel to BGNI LLC (reserved right-of-way retained) with proceeds to the general fund.
The City of New Iberia’s council approved a resolution to terminate the city’s professional services agreement with Archon Information Systems LLC (doing business as CivicSource), saying the vendor had been bought out and fees had increased while performance declined.
Council members said CivicSource had been "the only game in town" for a time and that the company charged fees that now make some adjudicated properties too expensive for buyers. The mayor described the move as part of efforts to find more competitive vendors and reduce the backlog of adjudicated properties: "People are moving away from CivicSource, so we're getting feedback and partnering with other communities," he said. The discussion emphasized the complexity of tax-sale processes and the city’s need to find alternatives to move properties to productive use.
Separately, the council introduced an ordinance to sell a 10.3-acre property to BGNI LLC for $325,000 while reserving a 110-foot servitude for passage and utilities to preserve the road access to the PepperPlex complex. The mayor said proceeds would go to the general fund and help with cash-flow pressures, including an outstanding obligation the city faces (he referenced an amount of about $900,000 owed to a company under an earlier issue). Council members characterized the property sale as a way to offload land the city no longer needs while preserving the public road function.
The transcript records motions to terminate the CivicSource contract and to introduce the property sale ordinance; formal vote tallies are not included in the provided excerpt.
