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LCB outlines $8.2 million tax-and-fee system replacement, targets mid‑April go‑live
Summary
Project manager Jolene Skinner told the board the Liquor and Cannabis Board is about 50% through a tax-and-fee systems replacement that consolidates fragmented systems into a cloud SaaS product; go‑live is slated for mid‑April next year with a $8,200,000 budget and a 90‑day vendor warranty.
Project manager Jolene Skinner gave the board a detailed update on the agency’s tax-and-fee systems replacement project, saying the effort is about halfway complete and on schedule for a spring go‑live. "Our budget is 8,200,000," Skinner said, and she named Revenue Solutions Incorporated as the vendor and Integrated Solutions Group as the external quality‑assurance provider.
Skinner summarized the implementation phases: phase 1 (prep work, licensing/account setup and data conversion) is complete; phase 2 includes development of an external portal, payment-application rules and a direct data feed from the agency’s leads system; technical work later this fall will add a bank interface with US Bank and build audit processes. She said core development should be largely done by January, followed by model‑office testing and internal and external training ahead of a mid‑April cutover.
On customer access during the cutover, Skinner said customers must submit reporting by March 20–31 so staff can perform month‑end close and a system cutover. She said the vendor will support the agency during a 90‑day warranty period after go‑live. The project website and a Watech dashboard will be kept updated for stakeholders and customers.
Board members and staff asked about downstream integrations such as Workday/AFERS and contingency steps for licensees who can’t report before the freeze; Skinner said the team is coordinating with leads and other internal teams and will run extensive communications and training. "We're gonna be pushing them to get all of their reporting in by March 20," she said, describing the planned timeline for customer submissions and staff closeout work.
