City to migrate finance and office systems to cloud; migration cost shown in 2027

IT staff (Chris) described a two‑part modernization: moving Microsoft licenses and the Tyler financial application to the cloud to reduce on‑premise server replacement costs and enable remote access across staff. "Going to Microsoft licenses opens us up so we can take our domain and essentially put it in the cloud..." Chris said, explaining the migration cost in '27 is a one‑time expense to move data and systems.

Staff said the migration will be funded by reallocating funds that would have paid for physical server replacements, and that reduced ongoing server purchases should yield savings over time. Council asked whether projected operating savings were reflected in the budget; staff replied the migration uses replacement dollars in 2027 and will be factored into long‑range cost projections.