April 18, 2023
Information Technology
DATE: April 18, 2023
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Sue Hartman, Director of Information Technology
Subject:
Out-of-State Travel Approval for IT Manager and Senior
Programmer to Attend the Annual Tyler Technology
Conference in Texas
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The proposed $4,409.78 expenditure is included within the approved fiscal year 2022-2023 IT budget.
Account string 01261017-400243.
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STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The Tyler Technology Connect23 conference will be held
in San Antonio, Texas, in May 2023. City Council
Resolution 91-17 mandates approval from the City
Manager to travel to the State of Texas.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE travel requests for the Information
Technology Manager and Senior Programmer to attend
the Tyler Technology Connect23 Conference in San
Antonio, Texas, which includes several presentations that align with the travel exception list – Information
Technology Department (Sue Hartman 510-620-6874).
AGENDA
REPORT
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DISCUSSION:
The Tyler Technology Connect23 Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas in May of this year. Per City Resolution 92-17, City employees are prohibited (with exceptions) from traveling to 22 states, including Texas.
Resolution No 92-17 - Resolution supporting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex Queer and Questioning (LGBTIQQ) Community and Establishing a Policy to Prevent City-Funded Travel to States with Laws Discriminating on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Gender Expression. Exceptions to the travel prohibitions may be granted by the City Manager for several purposes to include:
“To complete job-required training necessary to maintain licensure or similar standards required for holding a position, in the event that comparable training cannot be obtained in California or a different state not subject to the travel prohibition.”
The Tyler conference contains training opportunities that are unavailable elsewhere which City staff believes are necessary to effectively administer the product. The Annual Tyler Technology Connect23 Conference is essential to shaping the City of Richmond’s mission of empowering the public sector to create smarter, safer, and stronger communities.
This event will give City staff a unique opportunity to discover new ways to boost thier productivity and improve their services by making full use of the City of Richmond’s Tyler Munis, Socrata, and MyCivic products. Not only will IT staff be able to interact with and learn directly from Tyler Technology, but the conference will also allow City staff to network with industry peers from across the country to exchange ideas, insights, best practices, and solutions to make better use of the City of Richmond’s technology investment in their daily work.
Additional benefits of attending this educational event include:
Hundreds of educational and training sessions highlighting software enhancements, tips and tricks, and advanced product use to help improve staff performance and the City of Richmond organization’s outcomes and efficiencies.
Networking opportunities with professional peers in similar roles across the country.
Exclusive insight from Tyler executives on current and future projects.
Improved transparency for the public as Tyler Technology continues to develop new ways to put meaningful data at the City of Richmond’s
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fingertips to save time, make more informed decisions, and improve public access and transparency.
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits.
The City of Richmond’s inclusion in Tyler’s nationwide Connected Communities vision, which is transforming the future of government.
The City of Richmond Director of Information Technology, Sue Hartman, respectfully requests approval for the IT Manager and Senior Programmer to travel to this conference as it is the largest and most impactful conference for local government utilizing Tyler Technology Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Request for Travel/Training – IT Manager Sr Programmer Attachment 2 – Resolution 92-17 supporting LGBTIQQ and establishing prohibitions on travel CONFORMED - Adopted