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Owensville board pauses decision on recreation software pending integration details
Summary
Parks & Recreation Director Angela Lairmore presented two quotes for recreation management and point-of-sale software (Rec Desk $5,800; CivicPlus $6,713) and said the system could save time and enable online reservations. Aldermen asked staff to confirm integration options (export vs. API); the vote was postponed for more information.
Parks & Recreation Director Angela Lairmore told the board she has made roughly 1,200 entries into a manual Excel tracking system since 2020 and that automating registrations and payments could save significant time. Two vendor quotes were reviewed: Rec Desk for $5,800 and CivicPlus for $6,713; Rec Desk also offers a one-time $1,500 integration/extraction option to link with the city’s BS&A financial system.
Alderman Lahmeyer urged staff to confirm whether the system would integrate via export or an API to avoid creating extra work for the finance department; Alderman Breeden questioned whether the cost could be justified given current transaction volumes and suggested looking at counter-point-of-sale vendors such as Square or Clover (noting those do not handle reservations). The board agreed by consensus to postpone a final decision and directed staff to gather additional information about integration and workflow implications.
