Fairfax council debates outsourcing payroll while staff plans a financial-software conversion

Feb 11, 2026

After recent payroll delays councilors discussed hiring a third-party payroll vendor as an emergency backup; staff said the city is onboarding a new financial system (Edmonds) with an expected conversion by December 2026 and recommended waiting for that migration before outsourcing.

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A lengthy discussion at the March 3 Fairfax council meeting examined whether to outsource payroll after employees experienced a payroll delay earlier in the year.

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