## City of Blaine ## City Council Workshop June 15, 2026 | 5:30 PM ## Blaine City Hall ## 10801 Town Square Drive NE ## Blaine, MN 55449 ## AGENDA ## NOTICE OF WORKSHOP MEETING In accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Blaine City Charter, a Council Workshop meeting is scheduled for the following purpose: 1. Call to Order ## 2. Roll Call ## 3. New Business ## 3.1. 2026-128 Financial Software Assessment and Selection Consulting Services (45 ## Minutes) ## Sponsors: Jason Zimmerman, Finance Director 3.2. 2026-129 Sidewalk and Trail Plowing Procedure and Enforcement (45 Minutes) ## Sponsors: Erik Thorvig, City Manager ## 4. Other Business 5. Adjournment Page 1 of 31 ## City of Blaine ## Staff Report ## File Number: 2026-128 ## Agenda Date ## Status June 15, 2026 ## In Control ## File Type ## City Council ## Workshop Item New Business - Jason Zimmerman, Finance Director, Kyle Stasica, Assistant Finance Director Agenda Item # 3.1 ## Financial Software Assessment and Selection Consulting Services (45 Minutes) ## Background The City's financial software manages all the monetary transactions and data of the City. Main fiscal tasks such as accounting, utility billing, payroll processing, accounts payable, capital assets, and cashiering are contained within the financial software. Additional financial data is pulled into the financial software through interfaces with other City software (IMS-BuildingInpections/Community Standards; Questica-Budget; CivicRec-Recreation). The financial software is the central repository for vendor invoices, employee timekeeping/payroll, and utility billing customer service. On June 18, 2009, the City Council approved $600,000 for the purchase and implementation of a new financial system provided by New World Systems, with the intent for it to serve as the primary accounting, payroll, and utility billing software for the City. Following its 2011 implementation, the New World financial system has remained the city's primary platform. The agreement is currently subject to an annual renewal fee of approximately $150,000. In 2015, New World was purchased by Tyler Technologies, who currently supports the product. The software was originally purchased as an on- premise server license, but in 2026 will be moving to a cloud solution to increase security and reduce internal IT staff demand. The software is slowly being discontinued with new subscriptions no longer being sold since 2021. Updates from New World are now for minimum required items such as changes in federal laws, without any new functionality planned. Tyler Technologies is moving towards one primary financial system — Enterprise ERP. There are only eight clients in Minnesota still using New World as of June 2026. At the March 9, 2026 City Council workshop, Finance Department staff introduced the topic of reviewing our Financial Software for the possible migration to a new software with the key objectives including: 1. Reporting: Improve v…