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• Any workarounds in the event of system disruption would still be <br /> complex and extremely expensive <br /> • Impending retirements of staff could further compromise <br /> capabilities and raise costs of system conversion <br /> Time is of the Essence — The Team is very conscious and aware of the <br /> amount of time needed to bring a new system up and make it operational <br /> while otherwise maintaining customer service levels, such as <br /> • Minimum two years required for system selection and conversion <br /> (conservative estimate) <br /> • Not one but two fiscal years of revenue receipts could be impacted <br /> • Schedule must allow ample consideration for careful contract <br /> negotiations <br /> The County and Towns Might Fail to Capture Significant Revenue — The <br /> Team believes major revenue opportunities could be lost if a taxation <br /> system is not accurate and reliable, including <br /> • Countywide — 5 to 10 percent (conservative estimate), or $5.5- <br /> $11.5 million <br /> • The Three Towns — 5 to 10 percent (excluding impact on <br /> transportation enterprise funds) <br /> Consensus Achieved on Cost Sharing with Towns — The County Manager <br /> and PIMS Team have been meeting with Town counterparts and made <br /> considerable progress on a program to share initial and continuing costs <br /> • Towns have agreed to bring forth a plan to pay prorated share of <br /> acquisition <br /> • Formula would include yearly payments towards software <br /> maintenance <br /> • Proposed plan to be previewed at Assembly of Governments <br /> meeting in March 2009 <br /> In summary, the PIMS Team understands and appreciates the difficult <br /> budget season ahead but respectfully submits these comments, and urges <br /> authorization to proceed with the next step in acquiring a new taxation <br /> system as recommended on the Board agenda for February 3, 2009. <br /> Attachment (1) Tentative Timeline of Events <br />