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Amarillo, home to 201,291 residents, has allocated the following funds in its FY 2023-2024 proposed budget:
- $10.4 million for enterprise services, including IT asset management, IT governance, IT security management, IT service management, cybersecurity, geographic information systems and enterprise application support.
- $4.6 million to replace the Tyler Munis Utility Billing software with new utility billing software — according to the proposed budget, the new software must offer project management, utility billing and work order management capabilities.
- $290,000 for improvements to its traffic signal system, including detection, GPS Opticom, radio communications, LED inserts, cabinets, controllers and conflict monitors.
The city has also requested $2.4 million for IT enterprise applications and $4.1 million for IT infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Temple, a city in Bell County that is home to 89,458 residents, has outlined the following in its 2024 proposed budget:
- $6 million for water distribution system improvements.
- $5.1 million for IT services.
- $960,000 for new mobile data laptop systems for the fire and police departments.
- $750,000 for traffic intersection video surveillance technology.
Combined, both cities have earmarked $35 million for IT projects and new tech.