City Council Meeting Date: May 26, 2026
Date: May 13, 2026
To: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
From: Melissa Everett, Finance Director
Chrystal Davis, Assistant City Manager
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Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Robert Half International, Inc. For Temporary Accounting Services Through The Houston-Galveston Area Contract Purchasing Cooperative In An Amount Not To Exceed $200,000.00.
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Background:
The City is currently transitioning payroll into the Dayforce HRIS system. To support this project, several Finance staff members are dedicated to ensuring the new system can accurately record all financial and payroll-related transactions. During this transition, Finance must still maintain essential daily operations, including revenue recognition, accounts payable, cash reconciliations, payroll processing, and month and year end close activities.
Because these responsibilities overlap with the payroll system implementation, temporary accounting support is needed to maintain service levels and ensure financial processes remain accurate and timely. The Finance and Workforce Services Departments recommend using Robert Half International, Inc. to provide this temporary support through the end of the project, expected in January 2027. Funding for these services is already included in the project budget.
Financial Implications:
Expenses are budgeted for this project and will be paid for in capital projects.
Accounting Unit Activity Budgeted Amount
854105 123270199 $200,000
Impact on Community Sustainability:
This purchase supports the council's goal of fiduciary care. Maintaining timely, accurate financial records allows the City to transparently provide the results of financial operations to City Council, City Management and residents. It also assists the City in maintaining a AAA bond rating which permits City's to access capital funding at the lowest possible interest rate.
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