Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on December 23, 2024, and signed by the Mayor on December 24, 2024, authorizing the Comptroller to Enter into an Agreement with Insight (OpenGov) for Procurement and Tax and Revenue Software and Authorizing the Payment for said Software from ARPA Budget Line H1680.203C927- (total cost of $395,866.39 for the Procurement and Tax and Revenue software shall be funded from the ARPA budget line H1680.203C927), be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COMPTROLLER
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH INSIGHT
(OPENGOV) FOR PROCUREMENT AND TAX AND
REVENUE SOFTWARE AND AUTHORIZING THE
PAYMENT FOR SAID SOFTWARE FROM ARPA
BUDGET LINE H1680.203C927
Whereas, by letter dated December 17, 2024, the Comptroller has requested legislation authorizing him to enter into an agreement with Insight (OpenGov) to purchase, implement, and maintain the Procurement and Tax and Revenue software. The agreement shall be for three (3) years at a total cost not exceeding $395,866.39; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon recognizes the need to consolidate and streamline its financial operations, particularly in the areas of procurement and tax and revenue collection, to increase efficiency, transparency, and accountability; and
Whereas, the City's Comptroller's Office currently operates with two separate tax collection systems, resulting in administrative inefficiencies and operational challenges that could be resolved through the adoption of a unified software system; and
Whereas, the City seeks to implement a comprehensive Procurement and Tax and Revenue software system from Insight (OpenGov), which will enable the City to consolidate its tax collection systems into a single, streamlined platform, allowing for more efficient reporting, including in-rem reporting, and will also establish centralized, automated controls for procurement processes; an...
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