FY 27 Proposed Capital Budget

Water & Sewer Billing Project

WATER & SEWER MISCELLANEOUS Project Number: O156007 Council District: Multiple Location: Various Project Schedule/Status: Implementation is complete for the new NorthStar billing system. Billing rate study completed FY26. FY27 - NorthStar billing system upgrade

Expended/Encumbered as of 2/3/26: $1,348,694

Expended/Enc.

Budget

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This capital project is to procure and implement a replacement Water and Sewer Utility Billing System. The current billing system is over 30 years old and is based on previous legacy software. Because of this expense, maintenance efforts and potential risk of business interruption associated with this technology, a replacement application is required. A new replacement system will have enhancements to improve the business process of collecting revenue and improving service to over 43,600 water and sewer customers. A new billing rate evaluation was completed in FY26. project includes integrations with upgraded meter reading equipment and software. An upgrade to the NorthStar billing system in planned for FY27.

EXPENDITURE SCHEDULE

FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031

FY 2032

TOTAL

Cost Element

Prior

FY 2027 Approp Total

Engineering/Design Land Acquisition

2,500,000

2,500,000

2,500,000

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Construction

Inspection Fees

Equipment/Furnishing

Total Cost:

2,500,000

0 2,500,000

0

0

0

0

0

2,500,000

FUNDING SCHEDULE

2,500,000

2,500,000

2,500,000

R8750 Paygo

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Total Cost:

2,500,000

0 2,500,000

0

0

0

0

0

2,500,000

FY 2027

FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031

FY 2032

TOTAL

ESTIMATED OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT:

416