TITLE
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the procurement of an Automated Time Keeping System - ExecuTime.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
Automated Time Keeping System - ExecuTime
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Information Technology Services
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The City of Killeen uses a manual time keeping system. In FY14-15 the staff initiated a process improvement plan to streamline the time keeping process, designed to alleviate recording errors, standardize input process across the departments, decentralize input, and allow Department heads to verify timesheets prior to payroll processing.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
In FY15-16 ACM-IS charged ITS, HR, and Finance with forming an inter-departmental project work group to evaluate the need and recommend the solution for a fully automated timekeeping system. The group invited the three (3) top vendors, associated with SunGard (the City's enterprise software) and available through various buy boards or cooperative programs, to demonstrate their system. The interdepartmental work group used a matrix to evaluate the systems based on their merits with respect to effectiveness and efficiency. Costs were then injected into the evaluation process so that the group could identify the vendor based on best value.
The group identified ExecuTime, a SunGard preferred vendor, as the best-value automated timekeeping system. ExecuTime is a sole source provider of an automated time management system that can be thoroughly integrated with SunGard. The purchase of items available from only one source is exempt from bidding requirements pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 252.022. The ExecuTime system will be purchased through its partnership with SunGard, becoming an additional module that is included in SunGard’s annual maintenance.
FISCAL IMPACT
This automated time keeping system was included in the FY15-16 bud...
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