The current software is a bit of a nightmare, so at the request of staff, Horton council is investing in new software to increase efficiency in the municipal office. Council passed a motion to purchase a program called Vadim, to the tune of 75 000 dollars, for general adminstration tasks at the municipal office, including tracking taxes, accounts payable, receivable, payroll, receipts among other things. Vadim will replace their current program, Asyst, which according to staff consistently has errors that take hours for staff to locate and fix. CAO/Clerk, Hope Dillabough, says this impacts their ability to do their job effectively and tends to be a time bandit. Though the program seems expensive, the annual fees to maintain the is about 5000 dollars, with the option to invest another 2000 dollars for a Kit Assistance Program that ofers quarterly updates and upgrades to the system, should the township decide to opt in. That’s more than 2500 dollars in annual savings compared to the 9600 they are paying for the current program. Deputy Mayor Glen Campbell says they have the money, the cost of the program will come from the Modernization Reserve Fund which currently sits at about 420 thousand dollars. Dillabough told council, both she and the township’s treasurer are familiar with Vadim, which is strictly Canadian based, and vouch for it’s efficiency and accuracy over Asyst.
