Issue - meetings

          The Board received a report which sought approval to integrate a HR and Payroll module into the Unit4 ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Finance System and the inclusion of the project within the Capital Programme. Following final approval, the HR and Payroll implementation would be scheduled for September 2026, with planned activities covering system build, testing, staff training, cutover planning and go-live.

          The integration and single system solution would:

·       enable the removal of current inter-application administrative procedures for transferring data from one system to another;

·       allow for the decommissioning of some internal systems and eradicate the need for ongoing development and maintenance of these systems;

·       provide a reduction in day to day management time across the Council;

·       rationalise resources, justifying the principles of Invest to Save and Best Value, with financial payback.

          The annual capital financing cost of funding the implementation over 10 years would be approximately £60,225 per annum.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    the integration of the HR and Payroll Module into the Unit4 ERP Finance System, be approved; and

2)    Council be requested to include the project within the Capital Programme at an estimated cost of £456,459 as outlined in paragraph 5.1.