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Linden staff outline plan to move city records to BS&A cloud; cost details to return
Summary
City Manager Ellen Glass and a BS&A account manager presented a proposal to migrate Linden's BS&A system to a cloud-hosted service; council asked about costs and data restoration and staff will bring quotes to a future meeting.
City Manager Ellen Glass introduced a presentation June 9 explaining why staff are exploring a migration of Linden's BS&A municipal software to a cloud-hosted platform. Andrew Galvin, a Genesee County account manager for BS&A Software, demonstrated the cloud offering and said it would reduce risks tied to local server outages.
Glass described recent challenges with the current server and emphasized the item was informational only; no action or vote was taken. Council members asked about security, backup and cost scenarios; Galvin and Glass answered questions from Council and from members of the public who asked specifically about restoration costs and pricing. Glass said staff will return at a future meeting with quote scenarios and next steps for Council consideration.
The presentation framed the migration as a long-term service and reliability improvement rather than an immediate procurement. Council and staff discussed server-replacement needs and power-loss backups as alternatives during the conversation.
