Overview

August 11

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After years of making the best of what they had, many local governments have moved decisively away from on-premises solutions in favor of cloud-based solutions to meet demand for data and virtual workflows in the pandemic. It's no longer acceptable for local government leaders to say: We don't have that data; we can't run that report; or this has to be done manually and in person. The demand for information and agility has led many to move to the cloud.

Two jurisdictions – Nassau Bay, Texas, and Salem, Massachusetts – recently transitioned to a cloud-based solution after facing challenges consistent with legacy systems. Nassau Bay dispensed of an at-risk, on-premises server and replaced it with a cloud financial management solution that allows for budget elements in one platform versus disparate spreadsheets and accurate and timely data with shared reports and dashboards. In Salem, a modernized permitting process hosted in the cloud is substantially increasing ease of use and, resultantly, fees collected. It also allowed the city to implement 27 new permit types.

Join Government Technology on August 11 at 11 a.m. Pacific/2 p.m. Eastern as we talk about these wins and more.

Speakers

 

Csilla Ludanyi

Finance Director City of Nassau Bay, Texas

Csilla earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Butler University and her Master of Arts in Public Administration from the University of Houston. During her career in municipal government in Texas she has worked for the cities of Santa Fe, League City, and she is currently working as the Finance Director for Nassau Bay. As Nassau Bay’s Finance Director, Csilla is committed to providing the residents and taxpayers with clear and transparent financial information about the City’s fiscal health and operations. It is the goal of the Finance Department to safe-keep the City’s financial resources and assets in accordance with Federal, State and Local laws as well as the recommended best practices of the profession of government finance. Csilla believes that inter-departmental communication and cooperation are essential to an efficient and effective government. With an emphasis on building relationships and valuing people, Csilla supports the idea that government is about service to residents and constituents.

 

Matthew Killen

CIO, City of Salem, MA

Matthew entered the IT field while serving in the United States Air Force, followed by ten years managing technology operations at the University of Southern Maine. During his career in municipal government he has worked for the City of Chelsea, Town of North Andover and City of Salem, MA where he has served at the Chief Information Officer since 2015. AS CIO his portfolio includes finance, general government, public safety and education customers. Matthew believes that building relationships, empowering staff and actively involving residents are essential for an agile and effective government.

 

Prasad Alavilli

Leader, Finance and Administration, SLG, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Prasad Alavilli leads the Finance & Administration sub-vertical for US State and Local Governments (SLG) at AWS. With 25+ years of experience in both private and public sectors, and with enterprise systems, Prasad is passionate about helping SLG customers solve business challenges using information technology and AWS cloud services.

 

Paul Clanton — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Paul has devoted his career to helping local governments be on the forefront of using technology to increase value delivered to the public. He has over 30 years in various Information technology roles in both the public and private sectors including 20 years leading Information Technology departments. He now helps local governments get the most value from their significant investment in people, process, and technology. Some of Paul’s accomplishments include leading two different IT organizations that earned Top-10 Digital Counties Survey awards for a combined 11 times. He has also earned an InformationWeek 500 Government Innovators award. Paul holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Information Systems degrees as well as undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Psychology.