City plans to align assessment platform with county after acquisition; finance and IT renewals discussed

Vinnie Scipione, Chief Information Officer, told the council the assessment department’s parcel lookup platform (ImageMate) has been acquired by Beacon and is transitioning to Schneider Geospatial; staff recommended alignment with Onondaga County’s platform to maintain data interoperability and minimize disruption. Commissioners said the migration is not immediate but will be coordinated with the county later in the year.

Mike Canizaro, Chief Financial Officer, requested a one‑year renewal for the city's fiscal advisors (a local firm) and provided historical fee context: roughly $90,000 over the prior three years, with typical annual general offering fees around $25,000 and short-term issuance fees in the $8,000–$10,000 range. Dave Proick, Director of IT, requested authority to extend an existing IT vendor agreement in the interim while an outstanding RFP (issued in August with 26–28 responses) is scored and awarded.

Council discussion centered on trade-offs of staying aligned with the county’s vendor to avoid introducing complexity for residents who use county and city portal tools; no final procurement vote was recorded in the excerpt.