City Council Study Session Summary 2014 07 08

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City Council Study Session Summary July 8, 2014 Page 3 of 4 Update/Discussion Building Code Board of Appeals: Chief Building Official Ken Swanson spoke on behalf of the Building Code Board of Appeals (BCBOA). The BCBOA is a five member quasi-judicial board that hears and appeal in the past 13 years. Highlights of 2013/2014 have included: Ordinances recommended by the BCBOA and by adopted Council: An Ordinance clarifying contractor licensing requirements An Ordinance adopting the 2012 Building Code resulting in a 15% increase energy savings An Ordinance related to fire safety criteria for manufacture homes. Swanson said the goals for the upcoming year are: Inspection field changes adding line items to required inspections. Consistent inspections Purchase and implementation of new building department software the current system is very labor intensive ⁭ Council asked questions and discussion ensued related to how new software will benefit the department and the learning curve if implemented. Update/Discussion Enterprise Resource Planning: Information Technology (IT) Director Chris Neves provided an overview and discussion of the IT Strategic Plan. In 2013 the City contracted with BerryDunn to create the strategic plan. BerryDunn identified the selection and implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for Finance, Human Resources (HR) and Community Development as a top initiative in the IT Strategic Plan. Neves said that a correctly sized and implemented ERP system will Improve service and process delivery Reduce errors and inefficiencies Enhance customer service Maximize and streamline resources Improve and automate manuals process and workflow Maintain regulatory compliance Support efforts to be a data driven organization Increase staff efficiency Enable better budgeting and revenue forecasting Neves reinforced that this will be an organizational project, not an IT project.