Committee approves one-year renewal of UKG Kronos timekeeping contract for Police and Fire

The City of Charleston Finance Committee on May 5 approved a one-year contract renewal for the UKG Kronos timekeeping system and Telestaff software used by the Charleston Police and Fire departments.

Mister Michaud, staff member, said the software has been in place “for some time” and predates the current information systems director. The committee approved a limited one-year renewal because the city is implementing a new enterprise software system that staff hope could eventually replace the premise-based UKG/Telestaff systems used for employees and for fire/police scheduling.

Mister Michaud said the renewal represents roughly a 4% year-over-year price increase from the prior year and that the increase is lower than in some prior years. Adam Kostel, information systems director, was present for the discussion. The committee approved the resolution by voice vote with no recorded opposition.