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CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Intellectual Property License
Agreement with the City of Bellevue to
purchase "Praxis" Software for the Tax and
License Division
Study Session Date:
COUNCIL MEETING Date:
Department:
5F
February 28, 2018
March 7, 2018
DCD
Presenter: Andrea L. Spencer
Phone: (360) 473-5283
SUMMARY: In December of 2017 the City Council authorized the Administration to move forward
with contracting with "FileLocal" (an organization which is comprised of many Washington Cities)
which will assist the City in the implementation of State Law changes that require cities to have a
state approved online portal for business licensing. This online portal must integrate with our local
software that the City uses for our tax and licensing program.
As the City began moving forward with implementation of FileLocal it has been determined that the
tax and licensing software that the City currently uses is too old, and the software developer is
unwilling to develop updates to the software so that it can integrate with the FileLocal platform. Due
to this, the City has two choices: 1) Develop our own software, or 2) Purchase software that has
integration functionality with FileLocal.
The Administration determined that we did not have the internal capacity to develop new tax and
license software within the IT department within the time frame available to launch FileLocal. In our
research, the best tool to suit our needs and one that integrates well with FileLocal has been
developed by the City of Bellevue; this software is called Praxis. Bellevue's product has been well
tested, has been purchased by many Washington jurisdictions to administer their tax and licensing
programs, and has proven functionality to integrate with FileLocal.
ATTACHMENTS: Intellectual Property License Agreement with the City of Bellevue for the purchase
of "Praxis," a tax and license software program.
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): The purchase of this software was not planned for
in the 2018 budget for the Tax & Licensing program. The total cost for purchasing the software is
$28,831, and the administration is also requesting a 2018 Budget Amendment to accommodate this
purchase.
STUDY SESSION AGENDA: ® Limited Presentation ❑ Full Presentation
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ® Consent Agenda ❑ General Business ❑ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to approve the Intellectual Property License Agreement with the City of Bellevue and authorize
the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as
presented, and amend the DCD 2018 Expenditure Budget to include this purchase at $28,831.
COUNCIL ACTION: L--YJ/Approve ❑ Deny ❑ Table ❑ Continue ❑ No Action
Form Updated 01/02/2018