Explanation
The City Auditor uses Tyler ACFR Statement Builder on a yearly subscription basis. The City Auditor used reasonable measures to review other potential ACFR solutions. This product is a highly specialized statement builder for creating governmental financial statements in the Annual Comprehensive Financial report. Moving to another product is extensive to recreate the export and will require funding a project to implement. The cost of implementing this change will likely to be much greater than the current subscription cost and needs to be timed with future reporting periods. Currently, it is in the City’s best interest to continue with Tyler ACFR builder for continuity of statements as the City Auditor explores other alternatives for future years.
This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to modify and extend the contract authorized by Ordinance no. 0898-2022 for one year and provides funding for Tyler ACFR Statement Builder. ACFR Statement Builder is a yearly subscription based software as a service.
Emergency designation is requested to ensure uninterrupted software subscription services necessary for creating governmental financial statements in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the city.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available in the Info Services Operating fund, Dept of Technology Operating subfund.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor number is 010121 and expires 03/21/2024.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to modify the existing contract with Tyler Technologies, Inc. and provide funding for the Tyler ACFR Statement Builder; to authorize the expenditure of up to $19,791.45, from the Department of Technology operating fund for a total expenditure of $19,791.45; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Auditor to modify the contract with Tyler Technologies, Inc. to continue yearly Tyler ACFR Statement Builder services for the City of Columbus necessary through 2024 operations and reporting...
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