CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County Council recently approved $34 million in contracts to upgrade the IT system that tracks county spending and payroll, but some councilmembers are wondering if it can help reduce the county budget too, specifically in the sheriff’s department.

The Enterprise Resource Planning system, or ERP, is the backbone of county operations, managing everything from budgeting and contract payments to payroll and foster-care stipends, and it’s getting a major upgrade. Council, on Tuesday, approved a $12 million contract with RPI Consultants to implement the upgraded system by 2028, and a $22 million contract with Infor Public Sector to run the system over 10 years.

During discussions about the contracts, however, Councilman Robert Schleper wondered how else the system m

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