City of Beaumont
What to Know:
- Departments submitted $2.9 million in new IT requests.
- Proposed spending includes $726,000 for an enterprise resource planning project and $767,000 to replace end-of-life Cityworks software.
- Officials are also considering better mapping of water meters.
What to Know:
- Chris Boone became Beaumont city manager in May after serving as assistant city manager.
- Boone has identified public safety, infrastructure, financial stability, customer service, economic development and quality of life as priorities.
- His technology-related goal includes replacing Beaumont’s antiquated, 1980s-era computer system, which he said affects data analysis, reporting and the city’s ability to identify inefficiencies.
The city council is contracting with BearCom to purchase a new system for use in fire stations.
